"Mb" is one sound, so "Mbok" is one syllable

Say mmmmmmmbok. Then say mmmmmbok. Then say mmbok. Then say the shortest possible m you can before the b. You get a sound a little like a b in English but not quite. That (I think!) is the sound at the start of "Mbokani". It certainly isn't Ember Car Knee (that was my suggested Canary Call pronunciation).

In the same way "Dieu" is a single syllable with a "dy" sound at the start. The nearest I can think of is the English word "during" - that's actually a "dy-oo" sound at the start but no-one would say "during" has three syllables.

Posted By: Old Man on October 5th 2015 at 23:09:34

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Are their any Mbokani songs yet? (n/m) (NCFC) - Surrey Yella, Oct 5, 21:29:34
- not many but we've got about 2 weeks to think of some more (n/m) (NCFC) - matt in london, Oct 5, 21:34:35
  - *looks fwd to 2 weeks of excellent posting to enjoy* (n/m) (NCFC) - MIKEWALKER, Oct 5, 22:21:28
  - how about this little record breakers beauty? (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 22:09:49
    - ...except Mbokani is actually three syllabubs not four... (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 5, 22:26:42
      - please show your working (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 23:02:36
        
        I see below (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 23:10:53
        
        "Mb" is one sound, so "Mbok" is one syllable (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 5, 23:09:34
        
        hare goo (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 23:12:48
        
        ...I stand corrected (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 5, 23:14:42
        
        yes, I see what you mean, it's somewhere between 1 and 2 (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 23:16:16
        
        ...hang on, though, is that just "Mbokani" fed into a computer and asking (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 5, 23:15:35
        
        My point being that Congolese French will be pronounced differently from French French (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 5, 23:23:30
        
        Yes! (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 23:53:23
        
        This actually sounds more like you were thinking (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 6, 00:00:03
        
        Good find - that is more three isn't it :-) (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 6, 00:04:03
        
        (of course in Norfolk "during" is said without the "little y" - doo-rern - but YKWIM! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Oct 5, 23:11:42

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