Pronunciation and spellings

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Nieder-Monjou  \'nE-d&r mOⁿ-zhü\   nieder, German, adjective meaning nether, lower; Monjou, French, after Otto de Monjou.

Pronunciation guide:
\E\ as ea in easy
\&r\ as ur/er in further
\O\ as o in go
\ⁿ\ not pronounced, indicates the preceding vowel has a nasal sound
\zh\ single sound as s in measure
\ü\ as u in rule (The "ü" here is a pronunciation symbol not to be confused with the German umlauted u.)

In Russian Cyrillic, Nieder-Monjou is Нидермонжу . (If your browser does not display Cyrillic characters try clicking here.) This Cyrillic word is simply a transliteration of the German/French word, Niedermonjou, from Latin characters to characters of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. The Cyrillic spellings Нидерманжу or Нидермонж can also be found.

Ober-Monjou (i.e., upper Monjou) was another colony founded by Beauregard. It was located northeast of Nieder-Monjou (lower Monjou).

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More often than not, Nieder-Monjou is misspelled. All of the following spellings of Nieder-Monjou have been found in passenger lists, texts, obituaries, etc.

Aiedermonjon Neadan Munjor Nedermanja Nedermoniau Nedermunjor Needermonjou Neider Monjou Neidermenjou Neidermonjou Neidermonjour Neidermunchen Neidermuncher Neidermundjo Neidermundschu Neidermunjo Neidermunjor Neidermunju Neidermunsche Neidermunscher Neidermunschu Netarmusu Nidermand

Nidermandshu Nidermay Nidermonjou Nidermonzhu Nidermonzhy Nidermun Nidermunher Nidermunju Nidermunscher Nied Mayeri Niedemundju Niedenmunchen Nieder Mondschu Nieder Monjou Nieder Monju Nieder Monyon Nieder Munchen Nieder Munjor Nieder Munjou Nieder, Munshu Nieder-Mondshu Nieder-Monjou

Nieder-Monjour Nieder-Monju NiederMonshu Niederenoudjou Niedermanchy Niedermangon Niedermanshu Niedermenjou Niederminchu Niederminschu Niedermondjou Niedermoniu Niedermonja Niedermonjau Niedermonjon Niedermonjore Niedermonjou Niedermonjour Niedermonju Niedermonshu Niedermunch Niedermuncher

Niedermunchso Niedermunchu Niedermundjou Niedermundschu Niedermundschue Niedermunja Niedermunjau Niedermunjio Niedermunjo Niedermunju Niedermunjuie Niedermunm Niedermunscha Niedermunschu Niedermunschuh Niedermunsha Niedermuntsch Niedernenjou Niedes Monjou Nuedermunchu

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