How to Pronounce Django

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About This Presentation

How to Pronounce "Django": A Linguist Explains lightning talk from DjangoCon 2009 by James Tauber


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How to pronounce
“Django”
A Linguist Explains

From the FAQ...
Django is pronounced
JANG-oh. Rhymes with
FANG-oh. The “D” is silent.

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt
<Eʒɑ̃ŋɡPʀFˈOɑʀU>

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(phonemes)
letters
(graphemes)

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dj
<Eʒ>

<E>
voicedalveolarplosive

<ʒ>
voicedpostalveolarfricative
vision

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postalveolarfricative
voiced postalveolarfricative

<E><ʒ><Eʒ>
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<Eʒ>
jacob
george

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