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Pronunciation of Haiti
H AI - t ee
| h | sounds like the | 'h' | in 'hat' | |
| ai | sounds like the | 'ai' | in 'pain' | |
| t | sounds like the | 't' | in 'to' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ H AI - t ee ]
H
AI
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t
ee
hat
pain
to
see
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Pronunciation of Haiti in Australia
haa EE tee
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ haa EE tee ]
EE
see
Type of Name:
name of country
Language:
French
Alternate Spelling(s):
Haïti
Additional Information:
It is appropriate in deference to its native people to pronounce the name the way they pronounce it themselves. The correct spelling includes the diaerisis as in ‘naïve’.
Pronunciation of Haiti in Colombia
Pronunciation of Haiti in Haiti
ay EE tee
| ay | sounds like the | 'ie' | in 'tie' | |
| ee | sounds like the | 'ee' | in 'see' |
Phonetic Spelling:[ ay EE tee ]
ay
EE
lie
see
Type of Name:
Country
Language:
Taino
Alternate Spelling(s):
Ayiti, Haïti
Meaning:
Rugged Mountains
Additional Information:
David Geggus, "The Naming of Haiti," NWIG: New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 71, no. 1 & 2 (1997): 43–68.
Pronunciation of Haiti
Haiti - is a Creole and French speaking Caribbean nation
Pronunciation of Haiti in Australia
It is pronounced and spelt correctly as Haïti in the same way as naïve. In the French pronunciation the ‘h’ is of course silent. There is a regrettable and widespread Anglo-Saxon/American tendency to ignore the way a word is pronounced in its native tongue.
Type of Name:
name of country
Language:
French
Alternate Spelling(s):
Haïti
Additional Information:
It is appropriate in deference to its native people to pronounce the name the way they pronounce it themselves. The correct spelling includes the diaerisis as in ‘naïve’.
Pronunciation of Haiti
eye ee tea
Pronunciation of Haiti in Haiti
"eye" EE "tea"
Type of Name:
Country
Language:
Taino
Alternate Spelling(s):
Ayiti, Haïti
Meaning:
Rugged Mountains
Additional Information:
David Geggus, "The Naming of Haiti," NWIG: New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids, vol. 71, no. 1 & 2 (1997): 43–68.
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