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How to pronounce
    “Django”
  A Linguist Explains
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  Django is pronounced
 JANG-oh. Rhymes with
FANG-oh. The “D” is silent.
How to Pronounce Django
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
 ʒɑ̃ŋɡ ʀ ˈ ɑʀ
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(graphemes)


  sounds
(phonemes)
Writing Systems:
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Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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        Latin
dj
 ʒ
voiced   alveolar   plosive
ʒ
voiced    postalveolar   fricative



         vision
s     alveolar       fricative



 si    postalveolar        fricative



VsiV   voiced         postalveolar     fricative
ʒ           ʒ
voiced   alveolar   affricate
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    george
j
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