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(1) If they are indeed Spanish, how would Odalis / Odalys be pronounced? oh-DAHL-iss?
(2) Where does the stress lie in Fabiola? fah-bee-OH-lah, or something else?
Thanks in advance.
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(2) Where does the stress lie in Fabiola? fah-bee-OH-lah, or something else?
Thanks in advance.
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♥Elinor♥
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Odalis if it is Spanish would be pronounced oh-DAH-lees, because in Spanish, "o" is pronounced oh, "a" is pronounced ah, and "i" is always ee.
Fabiola is pronounced fah-bee-OH-lah. In Spanish, which it isn't, might I add, it would be fah-BYOH-lah.
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Fabiola is pronounced fah-bee-OH-lah. In Spanish, which it isn't, might I add, it would be fah-BYOH-lah.
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a) Odalis (Odalys is not correct, because in Spanish, Y is NEVER a vowel, only a consonant) is pronounced oh-DAH-lees, according the spelling. It is a made up name, typical of Caribbean people and unknown in most of Spanish speaking areas.
b) Fabiola is not fah-bee-OH-lah, because bio is a diphtong in Spanish, not two separated syllables. The separation of this type of diphtongs in Spanish is a common mistake among Basque speaking people and Catalan speaking people (in these languages, the group io after a consonant are two syllables).
I don't know how to transcript with the figurated system used in this site, but in IPA, it is: [fa'bjola].
Lumia
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b) Fabiola is not fah-bee-OH-lah, because bio is a diphtong in Spanish, not two separated syllables. The separation of this type of diphtongs in Spanish is a common mistake among Basque speaking people and Catalan speaking people (in these languages, the group io after a consonant are two syllables).
I don't know how to transcript with the figurated system used in this site, but in IPA, it is: [fa'bjola].
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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