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[Facts] JACI (Native American) Pronunciation
I was wondering how you would pronounce this name.JACI (Feminine, meaning 'Moon' in Tupi)Thanks,
Jade.
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Jaci (m. and f.): Classical Tupi îasy, the moon. according to wikipedia, in BtN notation it should be Yahsih
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I think it is JAHS-ee, however I'm not 100% certain. I have also seen it spelled as Jacy.
CIARDA

This message was edited 4/14/2005, 10:36 PM

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My Mom's name is Jaci - she pronounces it like, "Jackie." But it's a nickname for the french, "Jacquelyn."
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I'm interested too. Could someone give us a guideline for prononcing these names?
~~ Claire ~~
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My name is spelled Jayci and it is pronounced Jay-see.
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