Talk:Muban
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The main heading for this word is incorrect. Most foreigners will read this as 'muh' 'ban' which does not accurately represent the correct sound of this word (actually 2 words). The most accurate transliteration in my opinion is 'Moo Baan' - both the 'oo' and the 'aa' are long sounds. I have never seen it transliterated as 'Muban' and the resultant sound is not recognisable as the word it is meant to be. I encourage other thoughts!
Lisu 13:01, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, it is actually two words, and the pronunciation (when writing it for an Englishman) is more a "moo baan". However, the standard transcription (RTGS) does render it as muban (or mu ban) - it does not differentiate between long and short vocals at all. But even though this standard has its flaws, it is at least a standard, the many variants of romanization is a pain, which we don't want to have here. But maybe it'd help to add the correct pronounce in IPA? andy (talk) 12:11, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
