How do you pronounce "Lakitu"?

Lakitus are one of the most iconic characters in the world of Super Mario that can be best described as:

...bespectacled Koopas who ride clouds through the skies. ...best known for tossing Spiny Eggs to Mario or Luigi below.

Source: Lakitu - Super Mario Wiki

                                                

However, I have noticed that there seems to be several different pronunciations in use for their names.

For example:

• /läki:tu/ —  law-kee-tu
• /lɐki:tu/ —  luh-kee-tu (The one I use.)
• /lækɪ:tu-/—  la-ki-tu (Commonly used on internet.)
• /lækiːtu/ —  la-kee-tu

...just to name a few of the many possible combinations.

Is there any official consensus on how the name of these characters is pronounced?

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3 Answers

Princess Toadstool pronounced it in the television show /ˈlækiːtuː/ (la-KEE-too)

As that page states and if you ever watched the show you would have heard this being used, but like it says "(la-KEE-too)" is western

It maybe pronounced different in other regions

If you are looking for official I'm guessing this is one of the closest you'll get because it was spoken/pronounced like this in an official production of a Mario title

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I remember reading in Nintendo Power years ago... la-KEE-too is correct.

My friend used to pronounce it like 'luh-koo-too', though I have heard it as 'lah-ki-tu' (lah as in laugh). I myself have always pronounced his name 'lay-kit-oo'. (tho when I was little, I said lay-ki-choo, the 'ki' NOT sounding like 'key')