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Well,my name is Thandiwe.My mother named me that and she liked it to be pronounce as than-DEE."Th" as in thank.And the w to be silent. hope this helps someone :)
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Re:Pronounciation of Thandiwe?
Did your mother speak Xhosa? If so, I imagine she chose to drop the w and use one of the English pronunciations of th in order to make it easier for non-Xhosa speakers.
In Xhosa it is, more or less, taan DEE weh. Long a, long e, short e. And the th- never has an English th or dh sound - the h indicates that the t is unvoiced.
Did your mother speak Xhosa? If so, I imagine she chose to drop the w and use one of the English pronunciations of th in order to make it easier for non-Xhosa speakers.
In Xhosa it is, more or less, taan DEE weh. Long a, long e, short e. And the th- never has an English th or dh sound - the h indicates that the t is unvoiced.
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Re:Pronounciation of Thandiwe?
I agree with the taan-dee-weh pronunciation. Thats how I have heard it said, but I'm not sure if the people with the name were Xhosa or not.
I agree with the taan-dee-weh pronunciation. Thats how I have heard it said, but I'm not sure if the people with the name were Xhosa or not.
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