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The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
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Pronunciation |
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| ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA
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Thailand
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ah-PEE-siht way-CHAH-chee-wah
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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 QAEDA
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al K-EYE-(eh)-duh
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| Notes: terrorist group. Alternate spelling "al Qaida
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| AL-MALIKI, NOURI KAMIL
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Iraq
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NOOR-ee KAAH-mihl al MAL-ih-kee
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| ALLAWI, IYAD
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Iraq
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eh-YAHD ah-LAH-wee
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| AMIRI, SHAHRAM
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Iran
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shah-RAHM ah-mee-REE
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| ASSANGE, JULIAN
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Australia
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JOO-lee-ahn ah-SAHNJ
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| BAKIYEV, KURMANBEK
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Kyrgyzstan
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KOOR-MAHN-BEHK bah-KEE-yehv
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| DAVUTOGLU, AHMET
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Turkey
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AH-meht dah-voo-TOH-loo
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| ERDOGAN, RECEP TAYYIP
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Turkey
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reh- JEHP tie-YIHP ERR-doh-ahn
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| INGABIRE, VICTOIRE
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Rwanda
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veek-TWAH een-GAHB-ee-ray
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| IRAN
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Iran
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ih-RAHN
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| Notes: also "ih-RAH-nee-ahn" ...VOA preferred pronunciation
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| IRAQ
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Iraq
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ih-RAHK
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| Notes: VOA preferred
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| KANG KEK IEV
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Cambodia
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KAHNG KEHK EE-oh
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| Notes: There are a number of acceptable spellings, such as "Kaing Guek Eav." The name is difficult to pronounce for non native Khmer speakers. The man is also known as "Duch" ...pronounced "DOY-k".
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| KARMA SAMDRUP
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Tibet
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KAHR-mah SAHM-droop
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| KARZAI, HAMID
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Afghanistan
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haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE
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| KAZEMI, MASUD MIR
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Iran
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mah-SOOD MEER kah-zeh-MEE
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| KHAMENEI, AYATOLLAH ALI
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Iran
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eye-ah-toh-LAH ah-LEE hah-mehn-a-EE
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| KIVINIEMI, MARI
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Finland
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MAH-ree kee-vee-NYEH-mee
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| LAVROV, SERGEI
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Russia
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sir-GAY lahv-ROHF
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| MOTTAKI, MANOUCHEHR
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Iran
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mahn-oo-CHEHR moh-tah-KEE
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| MOUSAVI, MIR HOSSEIN
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Iran
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MEER hoh-SAY-N moo-sah-VEE
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| NECAS, PETR
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Czech Republic
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PEHT-rrr NEH-chahs
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| OTUNBAYEVA, ROSA
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Kyrgyzstan
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ROH-sah oh-toon-BAH-yeh-vah
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| RUTTE, MARK
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Netherlands
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MARK RUH-tuh
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| SALEHI, ALI AKBAR
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Iran
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ah-LEE ahk-BAHR SAW-LEH-HEE
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| SHAHZAD, FAISAL
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Pakistan
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F-EYE-sahl shah-ZAHD
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| TALEBAN
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Afghanistan
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tah-lee-BAHN
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| THAKSIN SHINAWATRA
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Thailand
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TAHK-sihn shih-nah-WAHT
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| Notes: the "ra" at the end of "Shinawatra" is silent
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| TOURE, SIDYA
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Guinea
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SEED-yah TOO-ray
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| XUE FENG
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U.S.
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SH-WEH FUHNG
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Short Pronunciation List as of Jul 30, 2010