Written in the phonetic alphabet, the italian (and latin) pronounciation should be like this: [^m^nu'ensis] (^ being the vowel in "up"), without any y between n and u. We read it as it is written, no sounds added! What I meant is that people who speak languages like mine don't have any problem in spelling words. That's why some Italian people can't really understand what is so difficult in the children's spelling challenges :D