Is the j Johannesburg pronounced or is it a yo sound at the beginning?

Question

I no it is a dutch name and I think they pronounce it yo but I don't know?

Answer 1

It is pronounced as 'Jo' and not as 'Yo'

Answer 2

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Answer 3

One would hope that people answering a question actually knew the answer themselves. Unfortunately, as we can see, that is not the case. I'm referring to lily_grilli amongst others.



If you are speaking English it is pronounced "Jo". No question about it!



In fact, I beleive all English speaking South Africans are either annoyed by or find humor in it being pronounced "Yo" while speaking English.

Answer 4

It basically depends on where in South Africa you are from. Some people say 'yo' and others say 'jo'. Most people from the Cape Town and Garden Route say 'jo' and people who are from Pretoria or Joburg say 'yo'. It also depends on which language you are speaking, Afrikaans people tend to say 'yo' more than English.

Answer 5

The name is from the Africaans language which is partly derived from Dutch therefrore it may sound like the "yo" that you refer to.

Answer 6

It is pronounced at Jo not Yo.

Answer 7

its JOhannesburg

not yo HAHA craziest thing I have ever heard welcome to yohannesburg whoever came up with that ..what are you smoking can I have some & sell it please I could make a fortune. *grin*

I lived in JOHANNESBURG for over 30 years NOT once did I ever hear it called Yohannesburg by anybody English, Afrikaans or any of the ethnic languages I have heard it called Joeys, Joburg, JHB, Egoli to name a few but Yohannesburg is by far the best funny one ever- thanks for the morning giggle.

Answer 8

it depends...in johannesburg...if you're speaking afrikaans, it's yo, but if you're speaking english, it's j. also, if you call it jo'burg - like the locals...its pronounced as a j.

Answer 9

I believe in this case, it has a "yo" sound.

Answer 10

with the J in english and with a Y in Afrikaans

Answer 11

yup in africaans its said yo-han-is-burg but most english people say it jo-han-is-burg

Answer 12

"Yo." I've heard it that way every time.

Answer 13

In the Uk its 'Jo', thats all I can help you with.