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    Welsh is one language that gives Dutch a run for its tongue-twisting money. The "ll" sound is a real bear. From what I can tell, it sounds like a soggy "htl" coming around the corner of one's tongue.

    So "Llewellyn" would be pronounced in phonetic English something like "HTLOO-weh-htlun"..."y" often sounding like a short "u" as in "run".

    Sometimes I think people try to make their native language virtually unpronounceable to the outsider.

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