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VenomousReptiles.org : Experts : how to pronounce Naja Help 1-8 of 8 messages   Page 1 of 1   how to pronounce Naja Reply by bush_viper17 on September 17, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Ive been wondering....do you pronounce Naja "na ha" or "na juh" or do you pronounce it some other way.   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by Snake17 on September 18, 2004 Mail this to a friend! I heard Jeff Corwin pronounce Na-jah. If you were to pronounce it in latin it would be Naia.   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by GREGLONGHURST on September 18, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Before the genus was Naja, it was Naia. To the best of my knowledge, the pronunciation did not change. Point of interest...Bill Haast's daughter's name is Naia. She was born before the change in spelling. ~~Greg~~   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by pygmybait on September 18, 2004 Mail this to a friend! So it would be Na-YA then?   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by Chance on September 18, 2004 Mail this to a friend! I've personally always pronounced it "Na-jah," mostly because I think it sounds better than "Naya." I asked an Indian chemistry professor I had to pronounce it, and he said it basically the way I do, but put a little more accent on the J. I tend to go with native pronunciations of a word when the word doesn't come from Latin itself. As far as I know, Naja is Hindu and is a deity in that religion, so to me, the proper pronunciation would be how the Hindus pronounce it. -Chance   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by donalds on September 19, 2004 Mail this to a friend! my english teacher, (who was also a latin teacher) , told me many years ago "there is no J in latin, jesus' name was spelt Iesus on the cross". She also said that if it was not latin, it was probably not the spanish pronunciation of j being almost silent. Hope that helps . long live narjjar don   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by Snake17 on September 19, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Donalds is right. I studied latin for 2 years and I know how to corectly pronounce latin in latin.   RE: how to pronounce Naja Reply by CAISSACA on September 20, 2004 Mail this to a friend! Naja is almost certainly derived from the Sinhalese name for the cobra, which is Naya, pronounced Nah-yah. This fits in with the old-fashioned spelling Naia. Cheers, WW     Page 1 of 1     Next Topic:   Conditions for moccasins Previous Topic:   heat lights Email Subscription You are not subscribed to this topic. Subscribe! My Subscriptions Subscriptions Help Search Experts: Check our help page for help using , or send questions, comments, or suggestions to the Manager.

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