Talk:Kandy

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message: How can Kandy be the second largest city with 125,400 inhabitants while Kaduwela, Western Province has a population of 244,679? --2.247.243.157 (talk) 19:31, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Kandy is the second largest urban area in the country, with about 800,000 population.--Chanaka L (talk) 08:49, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  second largest city" vs. Kaduwela? 

message: I had the impression, Sri Lankans pronounce the town not as mentioned in the article ([ˈkaɳɖi]), but as the English word "candy". What is correct? Thanks. --A.Savin (talk) 18:45, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: There are no two pronunciations, therefore the current form is correct. Cheers!--Chanaka L (talk) 04:52, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Which "current form" please? With the "a" letter being pronounced as in "day", or as in "card"? --A.Savin (talk) 11:26, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: It is pronounced as the word "Candy" by English speakers. Tamil speakers pronounce it differently, but your problem is how it is pronounced in English, I guess. --Chanaka L (talk) 13:23, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: No. For me, the relevant pronunciation is what the locals (= Sinhala + Tamil) apply, not English people or tourists. And from what I experienced, Sinhalese people say "Candy" and do not understand what you mean if you use the pronunciation "ˈkaɳɖi", as mentioned in the article preamble. And that's then a problem -- not mine, but the article's... --A.Savin (talk) 16:04, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I am afraid, I don't get you here. In Sinhala, it is called "Mahanuwara" (Great city). In Tamil, it is called something like "cundy" (The mountain), as in the word "Currency". (I don't know Tamil phonetics). Natives and Foreigners when speaking in English it is pronounced as exactly as "Candy". Hope that'll answer the question.--Chanaka L (talk) 12:28, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation