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The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
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| Name |
Origin |
Pronunciation |
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| ABBAS, MAHMOUD
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Palestinian
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mah-MOOD ah-BAH-SS
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| AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD
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Iran
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mah-MOOD ahh-mah-dee-nee-ZHAHD
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| AHMED, HIRO IBRAHIM
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Iraq
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HEE-roh ee-brah-HEEM AHH-mehd
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| AL-HAWTHI, ABDEL MALEK
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Yemen
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AB-dehl MAL-ehl al hah-OO-thee
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| AL-MALIKI, NOURI KAMAL
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Iraq
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NOOR-ee kah-MAHL al MAL-ih-kee
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| AL-MASRI, ABU AYYUB
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Egypt
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AH-boo ah-YOOB al MAHSS-ree
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| AL-MUHAJER, ABU HAMZA
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Iraq
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AH-boo HAHM-zah al moo-HAH-jeer
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| AL-SADR, MOQTADA
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Iraq
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MUHK-tah-dah ah SAH-drr
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| AL-ZARQAWI, ABU MUSAB
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Jordan
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AH-boo MOO-sahb al zahr-KAW-wee
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| AL-ZAWAHIRI, AYMAN
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Egypt
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EYE-mahn al zah-WAH-ree
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| BAN KI-MOON
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South Korea
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BAHN GHEE-MOON
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| COWEN, BRIAN
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Ireland
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BR-EYE-ahn COW-wehn
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| DALAI LAMA
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Tibet
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dahl-eye LAH-mah
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| DAVUTOGLU, AHMET
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Turkey
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AH-meht dah-voo-TOH-loo
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| KARZAI, HAMID
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Afghanistan
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haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE
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| LUKASHENKO, ALEXANDER
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Russia
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ahl-ehk-SAHN-derr loo-kah-SHEHN-kaw
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| MEDVEDEV, DMITRIY
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Russia
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d-MEE-tree mehd-V(y)EHD-yehf
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| MEHSUD, BAITULLAH
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Pakistan
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by-too-LAH meh-SOOD
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| MESHAAL, KHALED
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Palestinian
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KHAH-lehd MEH-shall
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| MUGABE, ROBERT
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Zimbabwe
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RAH-behrt moo-GAH-beh
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| MUSHARRAF, PERVEZ
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Pakistan
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perr-VAYSS moo-SHUHR-RUHF
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| MYANMAR
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Burma
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MEE-ahn-mahr
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| Notes: Myanmar is another name for Burma.
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| NASRALLAH, HASSAN (SHEIK)
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Lebanon
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SHAKE HAH-sahn nahs-RAH-lah
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| OKAH, HENRY
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Nigeria
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HEHN-ree OH-kah
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| PIERRE, ERIC
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Haiti
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eh-REEK pee-AIR
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| ROGGE, JACQUES
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Belgium
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ZHAHK ROH-guh
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| SALEH, AMRULLAH
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Afghanistan
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ahm-roo-LAH sah-LEH
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| STUBB, ALEXANDER
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Finland
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ah-lehk-SAND-err STOOB
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| TAKSIM SQUARE
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Turkey
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TAHK-sihm
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| Notes: place in Istanbul
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| TALABANI, JALAL
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Iraq
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jah-LAHL tah-lah-BAH-nee
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| TALEBAN
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Afghanistan
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tah-lee-BAHN
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| TKESHELASHVILI, EKA
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Georgia
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EH-kah tKEHSH-eh-lahsh-VEE-lee
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| TSVANGIRAI, MORGAN
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Zimbabwe
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MOHR-gehn CHAHN-gih-R-EYE
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| Notes: This pronunciation comes from a recording of Mr. Tsvangirai saying his own name.
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| WILDERS, GEERT
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Netherlands
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HAIR-T WIHL-dehrs
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| YATIM, RAIS
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Malaysia
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rah-IHSS yah-TIHM
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Short Pronunciation List as of May 9, 2008