I Have a Question: Does the ‘Pronouncing Vocabulary’ in the Book of Mormon represent the way the Nephites and Lamanites actually pronounced their names?

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I Have a Question: Does the ‘Pronouncing Vocabulary’ in the Book of Mormon represent the way the Nephites and Lamanites actually pronounced their names?

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Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1980

Authors

Patch, Robert G. (Primary), and Von Wellnitz, Marcus (Primary)

Number of Pages

68

Date Published

February 1980

Volume

10

Issue Number

2

Abstract

It is thought that Joseph Smith knew the proper way to pronounce Book of Mormon names, but never recorded it. A committee suggested rules of pronunciation in 1903, and John M. Mills created a guide using those rules in 1910.

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Pronunciation
Smith, Joseph, Jr.

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