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The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
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| Name |
Origin |
Pronunciation |
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| ABBAS, MAHMOUD
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Palestinian
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mah-MOOD ah-BAH-SS
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| AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD
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Iran
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mah-MOOD ahh-mah-dee-nee-ZHAHD
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| AL BASHIR, OMAR HASSAN
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Sudan
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OH-mahr HAH-sahn al baa-SHEER
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| AL-MALIKI, NOURI KAMAL
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Iraq
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NOOR-ee kah-MAHL al MAL-ih-kee
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| AL-SADR, MOQTADA
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Iraq
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MUHK-tah-dah ah SAH-drr
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| AL-ZAWAHIRI, AYMAN
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Egypt
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EYE-mahn al zah-WAH-ree
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| ALBERT
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Belgium
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AHL-BARE
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| Notes: king
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| AUNG SAN SUU KYI
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Burma
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AWN SAN SOO CHEE
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| BASSOLE, DJIBRIL
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Burkina Faso
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JIH-BREEL BAH-soh-lay
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| BERMUDEZ, JAIME
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Colombia
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H-EYE-may behr-MOO-dehs
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| BRAMMERTZ, SERGE
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Belgium
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SEHRJ-(eh) BRAHM-ahrtz
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| CVETKOVIC, MIRKO
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Serbia
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MEER-koh SVEHT-koh-vihch
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| ERGENEKON
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Turkey
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ehr-ghen-eh-KOHN
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| Notes: activist group
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| ERUYGUR, SENER
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Turkey
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SHEH-NEER ERR-(uh)-wee-goor
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| HAMDAN, SALIM AHMED
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Yemen
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SAH-lihm AHH-mehd hahm-DAHN
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| JALILI, SAEED
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Iran
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sah-EED jah-lee-LEE
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| KANTAR, SAMIR
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Lebanon
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sah-MEER kahn-TAHR
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| KARADZIC, RADOVAN
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Serbia
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RAH-doh- vahn KAHR-ah-jeech
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| KARZAI, HAMID
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Afghanistan
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haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE
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| LETERME, YVES
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Belgium
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EEV leh-TEHR-meh
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| MEDVEDEV, DMITRIY
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Russia
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d-MEE-tree mehd-V(y)EHD-yehf
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| MEHSUD, BAITULLAH
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Pakistan
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by-too-LAH meh-SOOD
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| MLADIC, RATKO
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Bosnia
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RAHT-koh MLAHD- ihch
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| MUGABE, ROBERT
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Zimbabwe
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RAH-behrt moo-GAH-beh
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| MUSHARRAF, PERVEZ
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Pakistan
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perr-VAYSS moo-SHUHR-RUHF
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| NALBANDIAN, EDWARD
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Armenia
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EHD-WAHRD nahl-BAHN-dee-AHN
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| NOZARI, GHOLAM HOSSEIN
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Iran
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goh-LAHM hoh-SAY-N noh-zah-REE
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| OCAMPO, LUIS MORENO
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Argentina
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loo-EEES moh-RAY-no oh-KAHM-poh
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| PILLAY, NAVENETHEM
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SAF
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nah-veh-NEE-thehm pih-LAY
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| PREAH VIHEAR
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Cambodia
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PREH vee-HEAR
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| Notes: Cambodia and Thailand dispute the ownership of this temple. The Khmer and Thai pronunciations vary significantly. According to the VOA Thai Service, the temple is pronounced "PRAH WEE-hahn."
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| SINGH, RAMRAJA PRASAD
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Nepal
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rahm-RAH-jah PRAH-sahd SIHNG
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| TADIC, BORIS
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Serbia
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BAW-rees TAH-deh-ch
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| TALABANI, JALAL
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Iraq
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jah-LAHL tah-lah-BAH-nee
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| TALEBAN
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Afghanistan
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tah-lee-BAHN
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| TOLON, HURSIT
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Turkey
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HER-shiht TOH-lohn
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| TSVANGIRAI, MORGAN
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Zimbabwe
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MOHR-gehn CHAHN-gih-R-EYE
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| Notes: This pronunciation comes from a recording of Mr. Tsvangirai saying his own name.
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| YADAV, RAM BARAN
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Nepal
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RAHM BAH-rahn YAH-dahv
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| YALCINKAYA, ABDURRAHMAN
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Turkey
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ahb-doo-RAH-MAHN yahl-chihn-KAH-yah
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| ZUPLJANIN, STOJAN
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Serbia
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STOY-ahn zhoo-PLAH-neen
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Short Pronunciation List as of Jul 24, 2008