Pronunciation of "manga"

[nq:1]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". As I didn't understand what monja was, I asked them ... was a librarian there, so I wondered if it was a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
What is a "manga"? Never heard of the word. I can think of words that this may be a typo of - from magma to mango - but "manga" isn't an English word that I'm familiar with.

Manga is any kind of Japanese comic books.
They call comics or a comic book 'manga.' It's a Japanse word.

[nq:2]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". ... a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
[nq:1]What is a "manga"? Never heard of the word. I can think of words that this may be a typo of - from magma to mango - but "manga" isn't an English word that I'm familiar with.[/nq]
It refers, in some capacity or another, to Japanese animation. The first link offers an

[nq:1]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". As I didn't understand what monja was, I asked them ... was a librarian there, so I wondered if it was a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
I don't think so.
Is it possible that "manga" was being mispronounced as the Italian word for "eat"? "Mangia, Mangia"=Eat, Eat. Did the "g" or "j" have the sound of the seco

[nq:1]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". As I didn't understand what monja was, I asked them ... was a librarian there, so I wondered if it was a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
This site seems to say that in most dialects it would be pronounced as in looks, almost rhyming with Kanga without the hard . The is pronounced similar to the way it is pronoun

[nq:2]What is a "manga"? Never heard of the word. I ... but "manga" isn't an English word that I'm familiar with.[/nq]
[nq:1]It refers, in some capacity or another, to Japanese animation. The first link offers an explanation. http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/r/e/rei/WWW/Expl.html

[nq:1]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". As I didn't understand what monja was, I asked them ... was a librarian there, so I wondered if it was a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
There are two rules for pronouncing G as soft (like a J) or hard (like G in "go"). In English, it's soft befor E, I, and Y, and hard otherwise. With exceptions. In Japanese, it

Pat Durkin filted:
[nq:2]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". ... a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
[nq:1]Is it possible that "manga" was being mispronounced as the Italian word for "eat"? "Mangia, Mangia"=Eat, Eat. Did the "g" or "j" have the sound of the second "g" in garage?[/nq]
Synchronicity indeed!...on this week's "Whad'ya Know?", Michael F

[nq:1]At a library in Oregon, I was asked about "monja". As I didn't understand what monja was, I asked them ... was a librarian there, so I wondered if it was a standard pronunciation of "manga" in the US. Is it?[/nq]
Both the Mexican poncho and the Japanese cartoon genre are pronounced ('m&ng@).

[nq:1]"Monja" could also be pronounced as "manja", since in English the "o"of the word "cot" has the same sound.[/nq]
Eh?

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