5th Gen Unova Pronunciation: You-Na-va? or Un-No-Vah?

Started by Llennoccm8 February 8th, 2011 1:07 PM
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How is it Pronounced?

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Posted April 11th, 2012
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What do you Think it is?

On the new TV spots, they said You-No-Va.

But they can pronounce it wrong.

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I noticed that on the recent trailer, I pronounce it differently to the narrator, (Un-No-Vah)

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I've always called it Un-o-va but i've been wrong before, i guess we'll find out in the english anime maybe?
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I pronounce it Uno-vuh personally. You-no-vuh sounds wrong to me.
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I pronounce it ; Is-Shu, because I use that name although I've have to break into Unova.

According to Alternative and one of his blogs Unova will be pronounced Yew-Ne-Vah.

I hope to god someone messed it up on the commercial .___. Cause' if thats true Idk what I'll do ;__;









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You-Nova.. is how it sounds and should sound.
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You-no-vah sounds good.
That's exactly how I would pronounce it. I never thought of it to be pronounced a different way.
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Is there really another way to say it? I heard people criticizing the english commercials because they pronnounced Unova wrong. But yes, I perfer You-No-Vah. I think the "Nova" part is what makes Unova epic.
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You-Nova.. is how it sounds and should sound.
I agree...I never pronounced it any other way...the other way people are pronouncing it sounds weird...
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American people will find You sound better because of their English language
i'm from Europe and i pronounce it U-No-Va and find it best for me
That's what I was thinking, that people from diffferent languages will pronounce it differently because of their accent, and generally most of the public from that language would be accepting of that pronounciation because that's how they speak. Except in this case, where Americans seem to disagree with the pronouncation.

Either way, You-No-Va for me. As in U-Nova. I think the narrator pronounces it how most of us say it, just says it really quickly. :(
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So I decided to look up the new trailer and my face went like "Whattt? What did he just say? Idiot..." I hope they dont pronnounce it like that in the anime. That would just kill it before it even starts. Doesnt Japan give the US like a pronunciation guide or something?
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I'm surprised how many people noticed this
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That's what I was thinking, that people from diffferent languages will pronounce it differently because of their accent, and generally most of the public from that language would be accepting of that pronounciation because that's how they speak. Except in this case, where Americans seem to disagree with the pronouncation.

Either way, You-No-Va for me. As in U-Nova. I think the narrator pronounces it how most of us say it, just says it really quickly. :(
Lol your post sounds as if you're saying that Austrilian English and American English are two different languages when they are not...yet...( I know you aren't but the use of the words different languages pronounce it differently sure makes it seems like you are)
How do you get U-Nova from You-No-va? Just wondering?
I think most of us pronounce it You-No-va so yeah he does pronounce it like most of us are :)
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