[Ads-l] pronunciation of the capital of Ukraine

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Kiev & The Scramble For pc Toponymy
Russian <Киев> ['kʲi.jɪf]  →  trad.Engl. <Kiev> ['kʰi.ɛv, -f]  →  pc Engl.
<Kiyev> ['kʲi(j)ɪf] (Wikip).
Ukrainian <Київ> [ˈkɨjiu̯]  →  pc Engl. <Kyiv> ['kʰɪjiu̯] (Wikip).
DB: ['kʰi:v].
JL: [kʰi 'ɛv].

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