English Pronunciation Guide to the Names of People, Places, and Stuff
Papua New Guinea
country in the western Pacific
Name: Papua New Guinea
Tags: countries of the world papua new guinea disputed
Notes:
There seem to be a variety of view as to how to correctly pronounce Papua. Are there 2 or 3 syllables? Does the first syllable ryhme with "tap" or "top"?
BBC specifies 2 syllables: PAP-wuh
Bollard gives two pronunciations: PAHP-uh-wuh and PAP-yuh-wuh
MWGD and NBC both give: PA-pyoo-uh
A helpful inogolo visitor who spent time in Papual New Guinea described the pronunciation as: PAHP-wuh
country in the western Pacific
Name: Papua New Guinea
Phonetic Pronunciation: PA-pyoo-uh noo GIH-nee
Audio Pronunciation: (link)Tags: countries of the world papua new guinea disputed
Notes:
There seem to be a variety of view as to how to correctly pronounce Papua. Are there 2 or 3 syllables? Does the first syllable ryhme with "tap" or "top"?
BBC specifies 2 syllables: PAP-wuh
Bollard gives two pronunciations: PAHP-uh-wuh and PAP-yuh-wuh
MWGD and NBC both give: PA-pyoo-uh
A helpful inogolo visitor who spent time in Papual New Guinea described the pronunciation as: PAHP-wuh
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