Nico Iamaleava last name pronunciation

[Daniel_Lincolns_Foot]

O ye como va

Now I have to listen to Abraxas

 

[Sudden Impact]

Kessling better get it right of the NIL sponsor may sue him.

 

[savannahfan]

He needs a “ nickname “.

Like SMITH or JONES

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Lord y'all it's not that hard to pronounce

 

[ERvolsfan]

Lord y'all it's not that hard to pronounce

My thoughts too.

It's pretty easy to learn.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

The best solution is that Heupel coaches him up so that he's a football phenomenon and one only has to say "Nico" in a football conversation and everyone knows who you're talking about.

 

[DonDiego]

Is his last name Samoan in origin?

Just trying to think of nick names like Throwing Samoan or something like that.

It would most likely sell a lot of T-shirts.

I like it...The Throwin' Samoan. Probably would be considered offensive these days.

 

[vanillagorilla]

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I like it...The Throwin' Samoan. Probably would be considered offensive these days.

Maybe I'm just hungry but I see an NIL tie-in here with the Girl Scouts or a local bakery.

 

[tennesseeduke]

Let's be honest in the south it will come out sounding like lee vs lay.

So the way I learned it was

ee-ah-molly-ahvuh

Kesling just quit!

 

[Manchester Vol]

He needs a “ nickname “.

Nico

 

[90 Vol]

Is Kesling even going to try? LOL.

I would recommend that he start practicing now.

 

[LordVOLdemort]

EI...EI...OHHHH

This got me well done

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

My office space fans will get this

 

[Daniel_Lincolns_Foot]

Lord y'all it's not that hard to pronounce

It’s not hard to pronounce. It’s just hard to remember how to pronounce it.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

EI...EI...OHHHH

Gold. Pure Gold

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Ah-ma lover?

 

[VFL-82-JP]

EE ah ma lay AH vah

(the all-caps syllables are emphasized--Tennessee football got the emphasis wrong in their tweet)

EE -- as in "tree"
ah -- the way you say "bah bah black sheep"
ma -- just like "hey ma, have you seen Lassie?"
lay -- sing the song "lay down Sally" ... yep, like that
AH -- same as before, but now emphasized
vah -- "vah vah vah voom"

Simple.

I--a--ma--le--a--va


Side note: it is very unusual in most languages to get six syllables out of only nine letters. I think the Polynesian languages may be fairly unique in that regard.

 

[GAVol]

Lord y'all it's not that hard to pronounce

It’s really not lol. It’s a heck of a lot easier than Tua Tagavaialoa or DJ Uiagalelei. They all get easier once you get it through your head to stop blending vowels and just pronounce all the letters.

 

[ERvolsfan]

It’s really not lol. It’s a heck of a lot easier than Tua Tagavaialoa or DJ Uiagalelei. They all get easier once you get it through your head to stop blending vowels and just pronounce all the letters.

Right!!! That's why for me I just simplified it to.

Ee-ah-molly-ahvuh

Say it all together, pretty easy.

 

[VFL1953]

Now I have to listen to Abraxas

Oye Como Va is actually on the first album, simply titled Santana.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

He needs a “ nickname “.

How about "Nick"?
My problem has been reading the first letter as an "L" from the start. It will be fun to see how the announcers handle it.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

He needs a “ nickname “.

Nee, nee, nee, uttered in the high pitch manner of the original Twilight Zone intro.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

How about "Nick"?
My problem has been reading the first letter as an "L" from the start. It will be fun to see how the announcers handle it.

Glad I am not the only that had been seeing it as an L

 

[LittleVol]

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