Kla-how-eya advertisement

[Jeffrey Kopp]

At 11:54 AM 07/11/08, Dave wrote:

>The Summer 2008 issue of British Columbia Magazine includes on page 11 an ad
>that's headlined "Kla-how-eya / Welcome!"
>
>The "e" in kla-how-eya has a grave accent mark.  What pronunciation does
>this suggest?

Considering the source, I'd suggest that might possibly be klahow-Eh?-ya.

J. (ducking) 

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