Kamrar: KAAM - rahr
Keokuk: Residents pronounce it more than one way. Common options include KEE-uh-Kuck and KYOH-kuck. Some residents include an "l" sound in the second syllable: KEE-uhl-kuck and kee-UHL-kuck.
Keosauqua: Residents differ, but the most common is kee-uh -SAH- kwuh. (But residents also report hearing kee-oh-SAH-kwuh, kee-uh-SAW-kwuh, and Kuh-saw-kwa.)
Lake Ahquabi: uh-KWAH -bee
Lamoni: Luh-MOE-ni [Last syllable like eye, the organ of sight]
La Porte City: Luh PORT City (not "Lah" Port - the "le" is a schwa)
Leighton: LIE -tuhn
Leon: LEE-ahn
Loess Hills: Luss Hills
Lorimor: LORE-ih-mur
Louisa: Loo-EYE-za [Middle syllable like the organ of sight]
Lowden: LOUD-in
Luana: lu-WAY-nuh
Madrid: MAA-drid
Maharishi Vedic City: Muh-HUHRSH-ee VAY-dik City [Hindi/Sanskrit-like pronunciation, preferred by some residents] or MA-ha-REE-shee VAY-dik city [Americanized pronunciation, most often used]
Maloy: Muh-LOY
Maquoketa: Muh-KOKE-uh-tuh
Mediapolis: Mee-dee-AAH-poh-liss
Milan: MY –laan (also heard: MY-lin)
Milo: MY-low
Mondamin: mahn-DAY-muhn
Monticello: Mon-tih- SELL –o
Moravia: More-RAY-vee-uh
Moscow: You say MUSS-cow, you say MAHSS-cow - I've heard both from residents.
Nashua: NAAH- shoe–uh
Nevada: neh -VAY –duh
Ocheyedan: oh-CHEE-din
Odebolt: Oh-de-Bolt
Oelwein: OLE-wine
Okoboji: oh-kuh-BO-jee (although some old-timers said oh--kuh-BO-juh)
Osceola: OH-see-OH-luh
Ossian: AW-shen or AH-shen
Owasa: oh-WAH-sah
