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How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:27 pm
by Gazza
Is it:
La - poo - ah ........
La - pew - ah .......
La - pwah ............ or some other way?
Myself and a mate have been at odds with this today so time to sort it once and for all.
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:34 pm
by bradaz11
i say it as No 1
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:35 pm
by bradaz11
bradaz11 wrote:i say it as No 1
but have heard it pronouced
Lap - OOO - ah
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:35 pm
by Gazza
bradaz11 wrote:i say it as No 1
Me too but he says number 3
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:49 pm
by Daryll
Lap-u-ah
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:51 pm
by Sim G
Lap-wa
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:54 pm
by Gazza
I can see the out come of this being stalemate
Are Lapua french?
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:59 pm
by Laurie
It's Lap-Ja or maybe Lap-Wa as Sim G says. I got this from Nammo's press office many years ago when writing a Target Sports feature on Lapua products.
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:13 pm
by bradaz11
Re: How is the name Lapua pronounced?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:17 pm
by Gazza
Thats that sorted then
