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  1. 14-Aug-2006, 13:17 #1
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    Default Malayciya (OR) Malaysia?

    In the BBC news, I always hear the news readers pronouncing 'Malaysia' as 'Malayciya'.I thought it should be pronounced as 'Malayshia'.

    Do we need to pronounce all the words ending in 'sia' as 'shia'?
  2. 14-Aug-2006, 17:08 #2
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    Default Re: Malayciya (OR) Malaysia?

    I hear two:
    zeeuh
    shuh
  3. 15-Aug-2006, 11:02 #3
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    Default Re: Malayciya (OR) Malaysia?

    Ohhh...really?But isn't the proper way of pronouncing it is 'Malayshia'?
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