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How do you pronounce "Koine"?
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/kˈɔɪneɪ/ according to the LPD, with the possibility of the final diphthong becoming / i:/ or / i/.
The Cambridge Pronunciation dictionary agrees, but says that in AmE the stress may be on the second syllable.
The Cambridge Pronunciation dictionary agrees, but says that in AmE the stress may be on the second syllable.
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Correctamundo.
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Sorry - the stress mark should, of course, have been before the /k/, not after it.
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