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Re: Portuguese pronounciations
in reply to a message by Kai
I'll try...Estela: eh-steh-la (eh like men)
Herminia: heh-rmih-nya (eh like men, ih is like "ee" but short)
Could be feh-rmih-nya if Old Portuguese (1700 and before).
Isaura: ee-sa-oo-ra
Judite: khoo-di-teh ("kh" like hiJo, loCH, aCHtung...eh like men)
Leocadia: leh-o-ca-dya (eh like men)
Nathalia: na-ta-lya
Neves: neh-veh-s (eh like men)
Tereza: teh-reh-za, dza or tsa (eh like men)Bys:
Joachim: kho-a-kim ("kh" like hiJo, loCH, aCHtung...)
Joao: kho-a-o ("kh" like hiJo, loCH, aCHtung...)
Josue: kho-soo-eh ("kh" like hiJo, loCH, aCHtung... eh like men)
Mateus: ma-teh-oos (eh like men)
Nicolau: ni-co-la-oo or ni-co-lou (like ouch)
Odilon: o-di-lon
Roque: ro-kweh (eh like men)
Rui: roo-ih
Tadeu: ta-deh-oo (eh like men)
Ze: zeh (eh like men)

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