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Morkporkpor

mor-KPOR-kpor

mɔrˈkpɔrkpɔr

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Syllable breakdown

Morkporkpor

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Ga (Ghana)
Meaning
a Ga name containing the complex 'kpor' syllable; names with repeated kp-initial syllables appear in Ga and Dangme as markers of specific clan affiliations or birth circumstances; the tripartite structure of this name is unusual and signals a distinctive identity within the community
Gender
male

Common mispronunciations

Attempting to separate 'kp' into two separate sounds; they form a simultaneous bilabial-velar stop

Pronunciation tips

Three syllables; stress the second; each 'kp' is the simultaneous bilabial-velar stop found in Kwa languages

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