here's ur reminder that axolotl is NOT pronounced like "ak-suh-laa-tl" (or lot-ul), it is in fact a nahuatl word (that most commonly translates to "water dog" actually, very cute!) and is pronounced "ah-SHOW-lowtch" !!!!

i think abt this every time i see a post abt axolotls coz i just know there r so many ppl mispronouncing it and the thought bothers me. if ppl, esp white ppl, reblogged this to spread the word to those who may not be aware, i'd be very grateful. thank u!!

hi everyone who happens to read the notes to this post, ive got smth important to add

don't reblog this ^ addition and similar additions (especially ones shitting on the pronunciation in any way). as a native american speaking about a native language (albeit not my own) i think it's VERY important that words from native languages specifically must maintain their integrity. this word has not been loaned, it has been colonized. there's a huge difference and it's important for everyone to learn how to pronounce it correctly becoz of this.

if you're having a hard time pronouncing this, nahuatl people have given english speakers easier ways to pronounce it without erasing its integrity. if "lowtch" is hard to wrap your head around, try ah-show-lotch or you can change the "tch" to a "k" (making it ah-show-lok)