The main character entries are annotated with katakana to indicate both on'yomi Sino-Japanese borrowings and kun'yomi native Japanese pronunciations.

Putting the parts together, 'O-why-hee' reflects , a reasonable approximation of the native pronunciation, .

(Treaty with the Yakama, 1855) The name was changed from Yakima to Yakama in 1994 to reflect the native pronunciation.

His name came from the native pronunciation of "Texan", where he was born.

This has drawn some criticism as it may lead to confusion when uninformed speakers apply either native or English assumed pronunciations to words.

Those subjects that answered the ethnic-threatening question in a more personal form were noted to decrease the "native English-like pronunciations of the sounds" in their answers.

I'm sure that Harlan's knowledge of English is excellent, but nothing can substitute for native pronunciation on the spot.

Imitation To develop the sounds, stress, rhythm and intonation of a native pronunciation.

Interestingly, he used the native pronunciation of "Nevada", which is unusual for an outsider, especially someone in the Midwest.

Today, Chinese names that aren't well known in Japan are often spelled in Katakana instead, in a form much more closely approximating the native Chinese pronunciation.