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Ya - YAmato
O - WO
I - Elite
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The proper Japanese way to pronounce it is "yah-oi"
Ya - "ya" like the "yeah" "yaaaa" emphasize the a
Oi - "whee" or like "oi"
this video explains it lol i can't break down shit im sorry:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUO1YJWyhsY
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Go on youtube
ok, so I feel real stupid. how exactly do you pronounce YAOI?? ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭