That's interesting, I would have thought this would be easy for Hiberno-English speakers. I have broad (velarized) ng at the end of stung for example, although speakers of other English dialects wouldn't.

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The dialect I use is Cork Irish.
Ar sgáth a chéile a mhairid na daoine, lag agus láidir, uasal is íseal

It's harder for people to pronounce sounds in positions they are not used to, that's why 'tsunami' is usually pronounced 'sunami' even tho English speakers regularly produce 'ts' in whats, cats, lots etc

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The way the Japanese say it -
津波 http://www.forvo.com/word/%E6%B4%A5%E6%B3%A2/#ja

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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but pronouncing it at the beginning of a word is something different. Using a sound that exists in your language but in a context where it doesn't exist in your language, makes it difficult.

Many French people have difficulty to pronounce the broad ch sound (when learning German or Spanish), although that sound exists in French as an allophone of r after an unvoiced consonant: "lettre", "âcre" etc... So, they are able to pronounce it, but when they have to use it between 2 vowels or at the beginning of a word, they don't manage anymore...

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

The 'aesthetics of identity' play in to it too -even if people can speak one way (and notice how many can imitate an accent perfectly but then can speak in it when being serious) they may not feel comfortable using it in a different context

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And most native speakers (in Connemara at least) say Bleá Cliath /ˌb´l´ɑ: 'k´l´i:ə/, rather than Baile Átha Cliath anyway.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

I think that's what most people say, particularly if it's in a sentence and not just a stand alone name. I'm sure kids must wonder where the flower is!

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