# How to pronounce Kibana?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [June 28, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099 "2016-06-28T03:55:26Z")
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### Author: ![aqingsir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aqingsir/32/10576_2.png) [@aqingsir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aqingsir)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099/1 "2016-06-28T03:55:26Z")

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This has confused me for a while, could anyone tell me how to pronouce it?  
Thanks.

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### Author: ![William\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aca169/32.png) [@William\_Wong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/William_Wong)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2016, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099/2 "2016-06-28T09:36:58Z")

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> [@aqingsir](#):
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> pronouce

The best is to hear from Rashid on how to pronounce Kibana. Here is a great video:

> **[Time Series Analysis Using Timelion](https://www.elastic.co/videos/time-series-analysis-using-timelion)**

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### Author: ![William\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aca169/32.png) [@William\_Wong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/William_Wong)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2016, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099/3 "2016-06-28T09:39:46Z")

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Here is another good one

[https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/conf/2016/sf/whats-cookin-in-kibana](https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/conf/2016/sf/whats-cookin-in-kibana)

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### Author: ![aqingsir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aqingsir/32/10576_2.png) [@aqingsir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aqingsir)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2016, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099/4 "2016-06-29T08:31:07Z")

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It sounds to me like /kiˈbana/, hope it's correct

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### Author: ![Joe\_Fleming](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joe_fleming/32/3561_2.png) [@Joe\_Fleming](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Joe_Fleming)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099/5 "2016-06-29T18:49:30Z")

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It varies a little depending on who you hear say it, but Rashid would be the authority for the "right" way, so that timelion video is a good reference.

Some people say it a little differently, likely because of their local dialect, but it's close enough to be understood. The "ki" is usually spoken as _kih_ or _kuh_, and the "bana" is sometimes broken up and with a more pronounced _bah-nah_ or _bah-nuh_.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-pronounce-kibana/54099/6 "2017-07-06T13:48:46Z")

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