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ArchivesRe: Pygmalija + pronunciation of Nkosazana,+ Anneza
in reply to a message by dragon_cLARINET NSI
I wish my geriatric computer (or my geriatric self?) could achieve phonetic symbols ... but no such luck.
The Nk is sort-of like the -nk in ink and link, but the n is hardly sounded. It isn't In-ko or En-ko, though people sometimes guess that it is; more like a delay in making the k sound.
The vowels are like their equivalents in Italian, so get a Pavarotti dvd and have a listen! O is more or less the English vowel in more, but without the r. Sa and na are short vowels, but definitely an a sound, not a neutral vowel. The za vowel is long.
The stress pattern is: first and third syllables are stressed, second and fourth are unstressed.
Anneza isn't a name, it's a handle, at least the way I use it. I made it up from Anne, my middle name, and ZA, which is the computer and international car numberplate code for South Africa.
And I'm sure Sofia is right about Pygmalija!
The Nk is sort-of like the -nk in ink and link, but the n is hardly sounded. It isn't In-ko or En-ko, though people sometimes guess that it is; more like a delay in making the k sound.
The vowels are like their equivalents in Italian, so get a Pavarotti dvd and have a listen! O is more or less the English vowel in more, but without the r. Sa and na are short vowels, but definitely an a sound, not a neutral vowel. The za vowel is long.
The stress pattern is: first and third syllables are stressed, second and fourth are unstressed.
Anneza isn't a name, it's a handle, at least the way I use it. I made it up from Anne, my middle name, and ZA, which is the computer and international car numberplate code for South Africa.
And I'm sure Sofia is right about Pygmalija!
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