Re: Lukashenka (jara: Country names still needed)

Quoting Joe <joe@...>:


> > Russian:   Z^ukov
> > English:   Zhukov
> > German:    Shukow
> > Dutch:     Zjoekov
> > French:    Joukoff (!)
> >
> > Jan
> >
>
>
> Looks like English and Dutch got closest to the actual pronunciation.
If the thing is stressed on the second syllable, the French version should be
almost spot on, shouldn't it?

                                                          Andreas

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