How To Pronounce Indigenous
indigenous
In British English, indigenous is pronounced /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/.
Indigenous has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Indigenous has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Indigenous
How do you pronounce indigenous in British English?
In British English, indigenous is pronounced /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs].
How do you pronounce indigenous in American English?
In American English, indigenous is pronounced /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/.
How many syllables are in indigenous?
Indigenous has four syllables, /ɪn/ + /dɪdʒ/ + /ə/ + /nəs/.
Where is the stress in indigenous?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /dɪdʒ/.
Do British and American English pronounce indigenous the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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