[Vocabulary] Nyame?

Status
Not open for further replies.

wotcha

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2010
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
Korean
Home Country
South Korea
Current Location
South Korea
How do you pronounce 'Nyame'?

I looked over dictionaries but it has no description.


Thank you.
 

bhaisahab

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Apr 12, 2008
Member Type
Retired English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
England
Current Location
Ireland
How do you pronounce 'Nyame'?

I looked over dictionaries but it has no description.


Thank you.

It's not an English word.
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
How do you pronounce 'Nyame'?

I looked over dictionaries but it has no description.


Thank you.

It's a name, found chiefly in Africa or people of African descent as far as I can tell from various web searches. "Gye Nyame" means "except God" and denotes the fact that nothing happens in life without God, so it appears that some people are named after the second half of that phrase.

For the pronunciation, you would need to ask someone from a country where it is a traditional/common name.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top