Talk:Xhosa
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Pronunciation with /z/ instead of /k/[edit]
[1] at 25:20. — Ungoliant (falai) 23:19, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
- To me it sounds like he pronounces it ksósa (ks as in eks). This would be the unsophisticated way that a lot of Americans would try to pronounce that word, since most have never heard it pronounced correctly in their lives (nor incorrectly, for that matter). Words that begin with x are very confusing to Americans, and there are several weird pronunciations that they may attempt. —Stephen (Talk) 00:42, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- It does sound like either /z/, or possibly /(g)z/, probably based on words like xylophone. A Google search for "Xhosa"+"Zosa" shows that at least a few people (one here) have pronounced it that way, but they all seem to have come to recognize that that was nonstandard. It's probably too rare to mention. - -sche (discuss) 01:19, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- It is definitely [z], I do not hear any [g~k]. There may be very slight [dz] affrication going on due to the preceding /n/ of the word and. --WikiTiki89 03:12, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
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I want to know about the NABEs Tshepanglondon (talk) 22:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)