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RE: Pronounciation help
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by Crotalusssp on August 30, 2011
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I have heard it pronounced at least 3 different ways, all by experienced keepers/herpetologists. I have heard the j be silent. I have heard it pronounced like a j or a g. This is a pretty good question. I look forward to hearing peoples thoughts on it. I always pronounced it like a "NahJah", but I do not necessarily believe that this is the absolute correct way.
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by Chris_Harper on August 30, 2011
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Naja originated in the country of Sri Lanka, and is based on their language. Additionally, there's no "J" sound in latin. The pronunciation as I know it is: "ny-uh".
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by AquaHerp on August 31, 2011
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Yup... Nie-yuh. Admittedly, I have heard it as Nah-Jah from some qualified persons as well.
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by FSB on August 31, 2011
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Nie-yuh is definitely the way to go - I believe the word simply means "snake." My erstwhile boss says "Nah-ja" but then again, he also says "andaconda." Interestingly, the word "anaconda" also originated in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) as the word for "python," and was brought to South America by Dutch traders and explorers who applied it to the large snakes they found there.
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by Hannah on September 2, 2011
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I thought that naja meant snake because of the Jungle Book, but it's not Hindi that I know of. I think the Hindi word for snake is "samp". Now I'm curious lol. Thanks for your answer.
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