08/09/2010
Does anybody know how to pronounce "Wycleff Jean"? I mean, the way he would pronounce it.
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Posted by: Janet | 08/09/2010 at 02:44 PM
According to Wikipedia:
Haitian Creole pronunciation: [wajklɛf ʒã]
English pronunciation: /ˈwaɪklɛf ˈʒɑːn/
Of course, I don't know how to translate that into sound.
Posted by: Craig | 08/09/2010 at 02:50 PM
I keep saying "wye cliff gene", and I thought it probably should be "wye clef zhawn". Which may be what those symbols mean.
Ha ha, Janet.
Posted by: Mac | 08/09/2010 at 02:54 PM
Well, I found a YouTube where somebody Haitian said Y-clef--like a treble clef.
AMDG
Posted by: Janet | 08/09/2010 at 02:58 PM
And "Jean" of course like Jean Claude Killy.
AMDG
Posted by: Janet | 08/09/2010 at 03:08 PM
Why do we want to know?
AMDG
Posted by: Janet | 08/09/2010 at 03:08 PM
We're tired of seeing it in print and figuring we're hearing it wrong in our heads, but not being sure what it's supposed to sound like. Aren't we?
Posted by: Mac | 08/09/2010 at 03:23 PM
LOL. I never saw it before I read it here.
AMDG
Posted by: Janet | 08/09/2010 at 03:24 PM
Well, I was familiar with his name as a musician, but he's been in the news a lot over the past few days because he's running for president of Haiti.
Posted by: Mac | 08/09/2010 at 03:39 PM