Uiagalelei
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5$
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What's with the announcers always pronouncing this name with an "n" in it? They say Ungalele or something like that. I'm just curious why it's pronounced how it is?
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Tray Dub
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Re: Uiagalelei
5$ wrote:What's with the announcers always pronouncing this name with an "n" in it? They say Ungalele or something like that. I'm just curious why it's pronounced how it is?
Letter G
This letter makes the sound of ng in English, as in the words 'sing', 'ping', or 'ranga'.
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lmduck
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Re: Uiagalelei
I believe the 'n' pronunciation is actually correct
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Re: Uiagalelei
Ooey uNga is my understanding but we do have some poly speakers on the board who are always helpful
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5$
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Re: Uiagalelei
Gosh it being Poly I'd think it would be pronounced "Oo ee ah gah ley ley ee" but I am not Poly, would be interesting if the "ag" is an "ang" sound or a glottal stop like "guh"
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gogreen55
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Re: Uiagalelei
This is how it is listed in the official Oregon pronunciation guide, distributed to media members.
"muh-tay-oh / ooh-ee-ahn-guh-luh-lay"
"muh-tay-oh / ooh-ee-ahn-guh-luh-lay"
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gogreen55
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Re: Uiagalelei
Assuming Dabo is correct, he can help you pronounce it...
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Re: Uiagalelei
Try saying that 5 times fast.gogreen55 wrote:This is how it is listed in the official Oregon pronunciation guide, distributed to media members.
"muh-tay-oh / ooh-ee-ahn-guh-luh-lay"
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nogerO
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I'm going with GOOEY.SuperDuck wrote:Try saying that 5 times fast.gogreen55 wrote:This is how it is listed in the official Oregon pronunciation guide, distributed to media members.
"muh-tay-oh / ooh-ee-ahn-guh-luh-lay"
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Re: Uiagalelei
gogreen55 wrote:Assuming Dabo is correct, he can help you pronounce it...
LOL. I wouldn't rely on Dabo to learn to pronounce any word in the English language...
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polyduck
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Re: Uiagalelei
It's pronounced.....OO EE AH NGAH LEH LEH EE. The G is pronounced like the NG in the word LONG.
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5$
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Thank you!! Go Ducks!polyduck wrote:It's pronounced.....OO EE AH NGAH LEH LEH EE. The G is pronounced like the NG in the word LONG.
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Re: Uiagalelei
That was embarrassing, especially with DJ and Matayo's family at the game.OregonFan4Life wrote:Don’t ever ask Don Essig how to pronounce it.
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nogerO
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One too many gins Don?OregonDucks wrote:That was embarrassing, especially with DJ and Matayo's family at the game.OregonFan4Life wrote:Don’t ever ask Don Essig how to pronounce it.
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