There is a phenomenon called Sonorant gemination in English.
Sonorant gemination:
V + sonorant + V = (V+ sonorant ) + ( sonorant + V) = (V + sonorant ) + V (after degemination)
Mary Hayashi, California = Hay + yashi = High ashi = [haɪ 'æshi]
Toyota = toy + yota = (after degmination) = Toy + ota = [tɔɪ ˈoʊtə]
Cheyenne, WY= [shaɪ 'æn]
Kayak = [ˈkaɪˌæk]
Joe Arpaio [-aɪˌoʊ]
royal
loyal
lawyer
Montoya
Sequoia
paranoia
La Jolla
Gawain
bayou
Peshawar
Kitagawa
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