[mova] the pronunciation of Kyiv

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

Greetings!

It is understandable that many anglophones will have difficulty  
pronouncing
Kyiv.  But now that the State Department has adopted this spelling, we
can patiently tell our anglophone friends that:

1) The noun has two syllables:  *ky -- *iv*
2) The *y* in the first syllable  is like the vowel *y* in Lynch.
3) The second syllable is pronounced like the second syllable in
the adjective (and noun) *na -- ive.*

With consistent use (and a respectful attitude) on the part of
Ukrainians, anglophones will switch from *Kiev* to *Kyiv,* the way
they switched from *Peking* to *Beijing.*

Best,
NP

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Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk
University of Alberta