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Pronunciation Guide

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Adinkra
oon-DIN-krah
Maasai
MEH-seh
Angola
ahn-GOHL-uh
Mali
MAH-lee
Asante
ah-SHAHN-tay
Mbari
m-BAH-ree
Bali
BAH-lee
Mende
MEN-DAY
Bamana
BAH-mah-nah
Mumuye
MOO-MOO-yeah
Bamum
BAH-moom
Nigeria
nigh-JEE-ree-uh
Benin
BEH-neen
Nkisi
nn-KEE-SEE
Bilongo
bee-LAHN-goh
Nkisi n'kondi
nn-KEE-SEE nn-KON-dee
Burkina Faso
burr-KEE-nuh FAH-soh
Oba
OH-buh
Bwa
BWOW
Oduduwa
oh-DOO-DOO-wah
Cameroon
KAH-meh-roon
Oko
AWH-KAWH
Chi Wara
CHEE WAH-rah
Ogun
OH-guhn
Congo
KAHN-GOH
Orisa
OH-ree-shah
Cote d'Ivoire
KOT deev-WAHR
Orisha
OH-ree-shah
Djbouti
juh-BAH-tee
Oro Efe
OH-ROH ee-FAY
Dogon
DOO-gahn
Oyo
OH-yoh
Edo
EH-DOH
Poro
POUR-oo
Fon
FAHN
Punu
POO-NOO
Fulani
FOO-lah-nee
Raffia
RAH-fee-ah
Ifa
EE-fah
Sande
SHAHN-day
Ife
EE-fay
Senufo
seh-NOO-foh
Ile-Ife
EE-lay EE-fay
Sierra Leone
see-AIR-uh leh-OHN
Gabon
GAH-bon
Songye
SONG-ee-yay
Ghana
GAH-nuh
Sudan
soo-DAN
Kasai
KAH-sigh
Swahili
SWAH-hee-lee
Kongo
KAHN-GOH
Yaka
YAH-kah
Kuba
KOO-buh
Yombe
YOH-bay
Kusu
KOO-soo
Yoruba
YOH-roo-ba
Luba
LOO-buh
Zulu
ZOO-loo

 

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