How are the words "Mma" and "Rra" that are used in Alexander McCall Smith's books pronounced?

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Example: Mma Makutsi
Addressing a male character as "Rra"

2006-08-15 07:49:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

Here's a website with sounds files on how to pronounce them.
http://www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw/culture_and_his/language.html

2006-08-15 08:33:58 · answer #1 · answered by jersey girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I think you just pronounce them as if they had only one "M" or "R" at the beginning. Love those books.

2006-08-15 08:16:21 · answer #2 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋