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submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Is it “Camel-uh” or “Cam-ahl-uh”?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Watch miss marvel and listen how her mother calls her.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I say it as [ˈka.ma.la].

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Neither! I also had this question. No emphasis on any part, karma-la.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Emphasis is on the first syllable, is how I’ve heard it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I pronounce it like the toki pona word "kalama"

No, i do not swap "la" and "ma"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yes. Also, I have no idea.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Cum Allah

Edit: Jeez, I was just trying to help pronounce it

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Ga-ma-la