Tanzania. I've always pronounced it "TAN-zuh-NEE-ah" but I was just talking with a very experienced hunter who pronounced it "Tan-ZANE-ee-ah."

As you can tell by my handle, I hail from Oklahoma, and the years have taught me that I am at something of a disadvantage when it comes to pronuncing foriegn words.

thanks,


Okie John

Africans say Tan zania and Americans say Tanz a nia....

As it comes from the old "Tanganyika" (splg?) ie TAN, and "Zanzibar" ie ZAN, I think the Africans may have it right.

What about

TAN - ZAN - IA ?

Also like the rest of the world uses

zeb-ra

like our Northern American cousins use

ZEE-bra.

North Americans just have a thing about Bras or lack there of.

What about "Nyala", I've heard it as "in"yala, N"eye"ala and "Nee"ala?

I've heard Nyala pronounced two ways:
"N"-Yala and
NY-ala

I believe "N"-Yala is correct.

How about Kafue?

Ka-foo-ee. Just the way I say it. ???

so how do you say "fat boy" and "old dude" in Afrikaans. I think oompie means old dude, I want to know when the trackers are talking about me...lol.