How to pronounce author names starting with Y

Author Pronunciations

8 last names beginning with "Y"

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Iris Yamashita
yuh-MAH-shih-tuh
Hanya Yanagihara
First name rhymes with Tanya. Family name = YANa-gi-hara (yan rhymes with barn, g is hard)
Sunil Yapa
soo-NILL YAH-puh
A B.. Yehoshua
Y-HOE-shua (the A is for Abraham, but he is always referred to as A.B.)
Sonja Yoerg
SOHN-yuh yehrg
Lea Ypi
Ypi is pronounced Ee-P - just as you would say the letters E P
Lidia Yuknavitch
LID-ee-uh YOOK-nuh-vich
Muhammad Yunus
You-nuss
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