“FOO-AN-GA?” (1 Viewer)

[Mr. Littlejeans]

Alright, it’s happening frequently enough that I have to ask: Why are some analysts pronouncing Fuaga’s name with a non-existent “N” in the middle? So far PFF’s Steve Palozzolo, AFR’s Matt Moscona, and Locked On’s Ross Jackson have been saying it that way.
!!!!!!Whoa….As I’m typing this Zack Ewing on Saints Insider just dropped a fooanguh on the podcast . Feels especially weird because analysts on the same podcast are pronouncing the #1 picks name differently from each other. (Buddy Diliberto and Bobby Hebert notwithstanding………)

 

[Doug B]

If Fuaga is of Samoan ancestry, “foo-ahng-ah” would be right:

The letter g represents a velar nasal, as in the English word sing, rather than a voiced velar stop, as in the English go. Thus, the correct pronunciation of Pago Pago is [ˈpaŋo ˈpaŋo].

Samoan language - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Mr. Littlejeans]

Hmmm. Oregon State football website says

“PRONOUNCED Tall-ee-s-a Foo-ah-gah”

But I know from personal experience that when people pronounce your name wrong over and over, sometimes it’s just easier to let it go uncorrected.

 

[saintmike23]

It’s a very slight ng sound

 

[Dean in L.A.]

I heard him say it’s Fuh Ang ga himself

 

[Doug B]

Fast forward to about 2:32. On Draft Day, Fuaga was interviewed on WWL Radio, and Mike Hoss asked Fuaga directly how to pronounce both his first and last names.

 

[El Caliente]

I thought this thread was going to be about Fuaga crowd surfing at the Foo Fighters Jazz Fest set yesterday (or maybe some other fun shenanigans).

I give this thread 1 out of 5 stars. Wouldn’t read again.

 

[BBarnes]

Taliese is the easy part after listening to him pronounce it himself, I’ll just go with that. Haha

Or he’ll just be T.

Let’s goooo T. Lol

 

[boutte]

Hive mind.

 

[Jesse Custer]

I like how Mike Hoss is talking to the guy, hears how to pronounce his name, and then repeatedly mispronounces it.

 

[SaintSeb]

Found a video on how to pronounce it

 

[Mamba]

I like how Mike Hoss is talking to the guy, hears how to pronounce his name, and then repeatedly mispronounces it.

Favorite quote:
“So there is a ‘silent g’ in there. It’s Fuangwa.”

 

[Jesse Custer]

Favorite quote:
“So there is a ‘silent g’ in there. It’s Fuangwa.”

I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who get into the media without being able to speak or read.

 

[VPCajun]

I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who get into the media without being able to speak or read or think.

fify

 

[Nisey55]

I'm constantly amazed by the number of people who get into the media without being able to speak or read.

I mean they can't even pronounce Bengals correctly, how on earth can tackle a name other than Smith?