Search from various Engels teachers...
Shana
Hi! How do you read this fictional place name?🙏🏻🙏🏻
“Yoknapatawpha”
10 apr. 2023 14:21
Antwoorden · 9
3
The fictional place name "Yoknapatawpha" is typically pronounced as "yok-nuh-puh-taw-fuh". It's a name created by the American author William Faulkner for his novels and short stories, set in a fictional county in Mississippi. The name has its roots in the Chickasaw language and is meant to evoke a sense of the South and its history.
10 april 2023
I don’t have ipa on this phone, but I would say it:
Yock nap er (schwa) tor far
10 april 2023
I don't want to post links because sometimes italki doesn't like that. However, if you go to youtube and search on the phrase "Yoknapatawpha County," you will find a recording of author William Faulkner pronouncing it and explaining it himself.
"How do you pronounce the name of your mythical county?"
"If you break it down into syllables, it's simple: Y-o-k, n-a, p-a, t-a-w, p-h-a. YOK-na-pa-TAW-pha. It's a Chickasaw Indian word, meaning water runs slow through flat land."
11 april 2023
Looks like American Indian. I think it would be
Yōk-na-pat-a-wop-fa
10 april 2023
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Shana
Taalvaardigheden
Chinees (Mandarijn), Chinees (Kantonees), Engels, Japans
Taal die wordt geleerd
Engels, Japans
Artikelen die je misschien ook leuk vindt

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
22 likes · 17 Opmerkingen

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
17 likes · 12 Opmerkingen

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
14 likes · 6 Opmerkingen
Meer artikelen
