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

How is it Pronounced?

  • You-Na-Vu

    Votes: 39 34.2%

  • Un-No-vah

    Votes: 75 65.8%
  • Total voters
    114
I pronounce it "U-no-vah".

"You-Na-Vu" just sounds backwards lol.
 
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?
 
Forever said:


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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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 :)
 
Magmaruby and Aquasapphire said:
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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U-Nova as in Yuh-Nova? Because actually I've been saying it like that xDD whoopsie. So it just You-Nova or Yuh-Nova?
 
Magmaruby and Aquasapphire said:

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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...oh, well you know what I mean. XD

U-Nova as in U = You and Nova as in the actual word Nova, which is... pretty much the same as You-No-Va to me. XD;
 
Scarf said:
That's how I'd pronounce it. I've studied some French and Japanese and neither language would pronounce a word that starts with 'u' as though it had a 'y' in front of it. Plus:

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I know what you mean that why I thought some people prounced it like Oohh-no-vah when they said they pronounced it U-no-vah...
Well we american's are weird like that with are U's being You's...
 
I don't exactly pronounce it like either of those:

"You-no-va"

I guess I'll vote the first option though. Not exactly right though.
 
You-No-Va for me as well.
There are so many ways to pronounce it, but this one is the only one that really makes any sense to me.
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"You-no-va", definitely. I just said it like that when I first saw it. XD
It seems the most American for some reason~
Still like the name Isshu better, though. :c
 
In my head, I pronounce it as 'oo-no-vah' xDD. I never even considered saying it like 'you-no-vah' strangely enough =/
 
Oo-No-Vuh, Albeit, the correct pronunciation is probably Yoo-No-Vuh

The other way doesn't sound English, it sounds and follows similar pronunciation rules as Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, etc.) The point of changing it from Isshu to Unova was to make it sound English. :3
 
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