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?
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:40 pm
by Tray Dub
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'.
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:46 pm
by lmduck
I believe the 'n' pronunciation is actually correct
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Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 4:23 pm
by Duck07
Ooey uNga is my understanding but we do have some poly speakers on the board who are always helpful
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:24 pm
by 5$
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"
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:48 pm
by gogreen55
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"
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 6:52 pm
by gogreen55
Assuming Dabo is correct, he can help you pronounce it...
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:22 am
by SuperDuck
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"
Try saying that 5 times fast.
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:28 am
by nogerO
SuperDuck wrote:
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"
Try saying that 5 times fast.
I'm going with GOOEY.
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:29 pm
by OregonDucks
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...
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 11:16 am
by polyduck
It's pronounced.....OO EE AH NGAH LEH LEH EE. The G is pronounced like the NG in the word LONG.
SCODUCKS!!!!!!!
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:29 pm
by 5$
polyduck wrote:It's pronounced.....OO EE AH NGAH LEH LEH EE. The G is pronounced like the NG in the word LONG.
SCODUCKS!!!!!!!
Thank you!! Go Ducks!
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:39 pm
by OregonFan4Life
Don’t ever ask Don Essig how to pronounce it.
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:02 pm
by OregonDucks
OregonFan4Life wrote:Don’t ever ask Don Essig how to pronounce it.
That was embarrassing, especially with DJ and Matayo's family at the game.
Re: Uiagalelei
Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:53 am
by nogerO
OregonDucks wrote:
OregonFan4Life wrote:Don’t ever ask Don Essig how to pronounce it.
That was embarrassing, especially with DJ and Matayo's family at the game.
