re: #96 Floral Giraffe

OK, this is funny!

Name: Papua New Guinea

Phonetic Pronunciation: PA-pyoo-uh noo GIH-nee

Audio Pronunciation: (link)

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Notes:
There seem to be a variety of view as to how to correctly pronounce Papua. Are there 2 or 3 syllables? Does the first syllable ryhme with “tap” or “top”?

BBC specifies 2 syllables: PAP-wuh

Bollard gives two pronunciations: PAHP-uh-wuh and PAP-yuh-wuh

MWGD and NBC both give: PA-pyoo-uh

A helpful inogolo visitor who spent time in Papual New Guinea described the pronunciation as: PAHP-wuh

How do the natives pronounce it?