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  2. Elisha (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Elisha N'Dow (born 1996), English professional footballer; Elisha Obed (1952–2018), Bahamian light middleweight boxer; Elisha Sulola (born 2001), English professional footballer; Elisha Scott (1893–1959), Irish association football goalkeeper; Elisha Thomas (born 1981), American volleyball player; Elisha Voren (born 1980), American ...

  3. Eli (name) - Wikipedia

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    Eli as a name has two different meanings, both originating in the Hebrew Bible.. Eli can be used for males (Hebrew tradition) or females (Scandinavian tradition).Hebrew origin, from Biblical עֵלִי "ascent", spelled with the Hebrew letter ayin in the beginning, the name of Eli, the high priest in the Books of Samuel.

  4. Elisha - Wikipedia

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    His name is commonly transliterated into English as Elisha via Hebrew, Eliseus via Greek and Latin, Ełishe (Yeghishe/Elisha) via Armenian or Alyasa via Arabic, and Elyasa or Elyesa via Turkish. Also mentioned in the New Testament [ 2 ] and the Quran , [ 6:86 ] [ 38:48 ] Elisha is venerated as a prophet in Judaism , Christianity and Islam and ...

  5. Elissa (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Pronunciation / ə ˈ l ɪ s ə / Gender: Female: Language(s) Ancient Greek Hebrew: Origin; Meaning: Variations of the name of Queen Elissa, the founder of Carthage. Also can be from Hebrew name Elisheba meaning "Oath to God". Region of origin: English

  6. List of languages by number of phonemes - Wikipedia

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    List of languages Language Language family Phonemes Notes Ref Total Consonants Vowels, [clarification needed] tones and stress Arabic: Afroasiatic: 40: 28 10 + (2) Number of phonemes in Modern Standard Arabic. The two long vowels /eː/ and /oː/ are phonemic in most Mashriqi dialects. Archi: Northeast Caucasian: 108/99 + 2: 82/80 26/19 + 2

  7. Anglophone pronunciation of foreign languages - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of common non-native pronunciations that English speakers make when trying to speak foreign languages. Many of these are due to transfer of phonological rules from English to the new language as well as differences in grammar and syntax that they encounter. This article uses International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciation.

  8. Mispronunciation - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Languages are pronounced in different ways by different people, depending on factors like the area they grew up in, their level of education, and their social class. Even within groups of the same area and class, people can pronounce words differently. [citation needed] A standard of pronunciation is the most common way to pronounce a word.

  9. Lists of country names in various languages - Wikipedia

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    For languages written in other writing systems, write "Romanization - native script (language)", for example "Argentine - אַרגענטינע ‎ (Yiddish)", and alphabetize it in the list by the Romanized form. Due to its size, this list has been split into four parts: List of country names in various languages (A–C)