While I’m thinking about it, there is another Non-English name that seems to be unpronounceable due to a lack of vowels.
Brno is a Czech city, also a moderately famous brand of firearms. But how is the name actually pronounced? Since it’s Czech I’m assuming it will be nothing like the way it’s written.
In the motor racing world (it’s on the MotoGP circuit) they seem to pronouce it 'Burno".
This site agrees.
Except that site is how a typical American pronounces it. Czech is notoriously hard for non-native speakers, but IIRC Brno has a slight roll on the r, and a slight emphasis on the second syllable - something like “brr-no”
Yeah, I suppose it depends on whether the OP wants to pronounce it Czech-correctly or English-not-looking-too-much-like-a-fool-correctly.
The M-W site gives the accepted english pronunciation.
Anyway, four letters is hardly a challenge. Try some Czech tongue-twisters: http://www.locallingo.com/countries/czech_republic/language/lessons/twisters.html
Yh mn, vwls r fr wmps nywy.*
*Yeah Man, vowels are for wimps anyway.
Strangly, that looks like Welsh
There’s also the Croatian island off the Dalmatian coast called “Krk.” In both “Brno” and “Krk,” the “r” acts as a (semi)vowel. The “r” is slightly rolled, kinda like flicking the tip of your tongue against the front of your palatte. “Burno” and “Kurk” are close enough for English speakers, but the vowel is not as pronounced, and the “r” is different than in English.
Thanks y’all.