Miriama
Miriam, spelled out in full by Fijian and Māori speakers; the same form is also used in Slovakia.
Meaning and origin
Miriama sets down every sound of the biblical name Miriam in the open syllables that Fijian and Māori require, and it travelled into both languages through the same wave of nineteenth-century mission Bible translation…
How to pronounce Miriama
| English (US) | mihr-ee-AH-mah /ˌmɪriˈɑːmə/ |
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