How do you pronounce 'Xubuntu'?

[Cheese Sandwich]

Well??

1. shoo-BOON-too
2. ksoo-BOON-too
3. ECKS-oo-BOON-too
4. shuh-BUN-too
5. KSYOO-boon-too
6. ksuh-bun-TOO
7. tsongas-WHO
8. SKOO-bee-DOO
9. SPORK-for-TOO
10. BOO-tros-BOO-tros-GAH-lee

[Rhox]

7. tsongas-WHO
8. SKOO-bee-DOO
9. SPORK-for-TOO
10. BOO-tros-BOO-tros-GAH-lee

Now that's just silly.

[tehkain]

Zoobuntu

[Kingsley]

The third option. How do you pronounce XFCE?

[reacocard]

Zoobuntu

+1

[juxtaposed]

Zoobuntu, I don't see how you would pronounce it any other way :P

[dashnak]

ksoo-BOON-too, I'm Mexican, and if you read "Xubuntu", this is how it sounds.

[MontanaMax]

Zoobuntu

[chickengirl]

"Zoobuntu", but now I may have to start saying "BOO-tros-BOO-tros-GAH-lee". :D

[loell]

i think the options are pakistani and/or indian in origin. :)

[enopepsoo]

I say Koobuntu actually (even though that pronunciation is already taken). This is due to reading X as the letter Chi, a habit I picked up in math.

[bonzodog]

I pronounce it ZUH-bun-too.

[mech7]

I think it is Ksuhboontoo

[samjh]

Ksoo-BOON-too for me. :)


The third option. How do you pronounce XFCE?

I pronounce it... X F C E. Although I have contemplated ****-FaCE, eX-****, etc. :p

[diskotek]

i prefer "ks-ubuntu" as well.

iks-ef-si-iii

[saxofoner]

I think I'm #6 for Zooboontoo, or Zuhboontoo.

[UltimaDude]

Number 3.

[bobbybobington]

zooboontoo

[A*p]

I have always called it zubuntu

[bodycoach2]

Zooboontoo
And,
EcksEffSeeEee

[klato]

I say "Zoobuntu"

[DUDE_2000]

I say ecks-you-bunt-oo

[Pobega]

Zoobuntu
+1

[BoyOfDestiny]

zoobuntu

[PartisanEntity]

I believe that the grammatically correct way to pronounce it would be Zoobunto. Like the word Xylem:


Main Entry: xy·lem
Pronunciation: 'zI-l&m, -"lem
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Greek xylon
: a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists of vessels, tracheids, or both usually together with wood fibers and parenchyma cells, functions chiefly in conduction of water and dissolved minerals but also in support and food storage, and typically constitutes the woody element (as of a plant stem) -- compare PHLOEM

From: Merriam-Webster (http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/xylem)

[picpak]

Sometimes I say Butrosbutrosgalee, sometimes I say Zoobuntu.

[Spr0k3t]

Zoobuntu

+1 but props for the SPORK-for-TOO

[Dragonbite]

Xubuntu

Xubuntu : (ecks'-oo-boon-too)
emphasize the "X" as the letter, then the rest of Ubuntu

One reason for separating the first letter out is so that the growing brand name of Ubuntu is heard and the connection subconsciously made between Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu to Ubuntu.

XFCE:
I pronounce each letter separately (ecks'-eff-see-eee)

Kubuntu:
Although I used to blend the "k" portion into the whole word, I'm now emphasizing the "K" separately so now it's (kay-oo-boon-tu) similar to "KDE', KWrite, Kate, etc.)

Edubuntu:
Again, separate the front portion, so (ed'-you-boon-too)

[stimpack]

If I dont know how to pronounce somthing I pronounce it phonetically. Zuh-Bun-Tu, Which of course in English is usually wrong, which is why I am enjoying learning Spanish, a very phonetic language.

[Sweet Mercury]

Zoobuntu

Why wasn't that a poll option?

[seshomaru samma]

徐BUNTU

xu like 徐 in Mandarin
sometimes writen as 'hsu' (in Taiwan)

[diafanos]

I say Koobuntu actually (even though that pronunciation is already taken). This is due to reading X as the letter Chi, a habit I picked up in math.

:confused: then you have to call it h-ubuntu. Cause in maths X is the greek letter χ (h like in words hint, house etc. Not chi!!!)

[dizee]

Zubuntu, x at the start of words is pronounced as a z in english, no?

[BigSilly]

Zubuntu, x at the start of words is pronounced as a z in english, no?

That's right, but Ubuntu is pronounced Oo-boon-too isn't it, which would make it Zoo-boon-too. Which is how I pronounce it anyway. :)

[Circus-Killer]

okay, stupid poll considering it doesnt have an option for the proper pronounciation.
its pronounced Zoo-boon-too.

even though ubuntu is an african word, and X's have a clicking sound in most african languages. for example, xhosa is pronounced khosa, with a clicking sound on the K. however, we're not speaking strictly african languages, and as far as i can tell from the research i did, the official pronounciation is zoo-boon-too.

this is a wise decision as if we pronounced it koo boon too, people would confuse it with kubuntu.
so here it is:
oo-boon-too (ubuntu)
koo-boon-too (kubuntu)
zoo-boon-too (xubuntu)
ed-you-boon-too (edubuntu)

Edit: on a side note, a pronounce xfce as "x-face" which i know is probably wrong, but when i get used to a pronounciation, im stuck with it.

[beefcurry]

well if we have it as X!buntu it would be "Click"buntu. If im not mistaken X! is the south african letter for a click sound.

[forrestcupp]

Zoobuntu

Yeah, you didn't even have the right way listed

[init1]

Zoobuntu
I also

[joao82]

no way!
it has to be shoo-boon-too :p
just like "Sugar" or "CHeese" or SHeets"

[tszanon]

no way!
it has to be shoo-boon-too :p
just like "Sugar" or "CHeese" or SHeets"
I was about to say that! X, in portuguese, is mostly pronounced as CHeese ou SHeet.
Shooboontoo rules! :p

[ThinkBuntu]

Zoobuntu
Agreed.

[Papi-KB7VGW]

This is the way I see it

Zhu buntu

[Taino]

no way!
it has to be shoo-boon-too :p
just like "Sugar" or "CHeese" or SHeets"

heh.. "shoo-boon-too" i like that!..

X is pronounced differently in different languages and parts of the world

i had somewhat gotten used to calling it.. "su-boon-too" myself or "ksu-boon-too"

X'.. hzu.. hsu.. tsu??.. su.. ksu <-- to me the sound was always somewhere in there.

:KS:KS

[pseudonym]

Zoobuntu for me.

I know the developers would probably be on top of the issue, but I used to wonder whether the names used by the Ubuntu derivative distros might mean something bad or embarrassing in one of the Bantu languages (or a completely different language). For example, instead of 'humanity toward others', 'Kubuntu' might mean 'hostility toward others'.

Are there any linguists out there who might have insights into this, before I offer too much speculation which will probably just make me look silly? :)

[lisati]

Zoobuntu

Ditto - "X" as in "Xylophone":p

[lisati]

heh.. "shoo-boon-too" i like that!..

X is pronounced differently in different languages and parts of the world

i had somewhat gotten used to calling it.. "su-boon-too" myself or "ksu-boon-too"

X'.. hzu.. hsu.. tsu??.. su.. ksu <-- to me the sound was always somewhere in there.

:KS:KS

I might dig out my chylophone......other than X-ray "ks" for "x" is awkward at the start of a word. Mind you, the "accent" I listen with sometimes makes me think people are saying "error" (with a quiet or silent final "r") when they're really saying "era"!

[regomodo]

i went for shuh-bun-too but i actually pronounce it zoo-bun-too

****, should have gone for shoo-bun-too

[dbbolton]

okay, stupid poll considering it doesnt have an option for the proper pronounciation.
its pronounced Zoo-boon-too.
+1

[Afoot]

Zu-bun-tu.

[LookTJ]

Zoobuntu

I vote this option too!

[tpg]

Zoobuntu as well.

Although, if you pronounce the "X" as you do in "LaTeX", you would pronounce it 'koo-buntu'. :)

[Erik Trybom]

Actually none of your proposed pronunciations make sense if you speak any other language than English. In Swedish, for example, Xubuntu is perfectly pronouncable. Same goes for Spanish, and, obviously, Bantu (even though I'm sure they sound pretty different).

In English, however, the u-sound is used in a somewhat different way so words like Ubuntu are awkward to say. That doesn't mean the name itself is bad though. It just happens to be difficult to pronounce in English.

LaTeX, on the other hand, IS a stupid name, but that's off topic so I'll have to rant about it in some other thread.

[Warpnow]

Zoobuntu

[jeremy]

The third option. How do you pronounce XFCE?

*!?!&**

[hardKNOXbz]

zoobuntu

[SunnyRabbiera]

Zoo Boon too

I used to call Ubuntu You-bun-too in the past as I am used to the english use of the letter u, like the words universe and United States but now I call it by the proper Ooh-boon-too.
I used to call Kubuntu by the same reasoning, Koo-bun-too. Same as Xubuntu, Zyou-bun-too.
Now I pronounce Kubuntu Kooh-boon-too, and Xubuntu Zoo Boon too

[FuturePilot]

I just say X-Ubuntu

[phansiizwe]

ksoo-BOON-too

with a clicking sound up front like Xabu in the Otherland books ;-)

[g2g591]

zoo-boon-to

[kamaboko]

It's easier than this:

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and this is really a word, too!

[jgrabham]

ecks-ooboontoo I figured you say X-F-C-E so it must be the single letter x followed by ubuntu. I would understand if somebody said zubuntu - it makes sense.

[Billy_McBong]

i have never had to pronounce Xubuntu. but i guess i would say ECKS-oo-BOON-too or maybe zubuntu

[Compucore]

My rendition of this is Simple X-ubuntu. Thats it thats all basketball. :)

Compucore

[WanderingKnight]

If you want to call it "Ecks-oo-bun-too", wouldn't it make more sense to call it "Xbuntu"? It sounds better and has less syllables (which always works towards a more catching name).

[wolfen69]

who #$%^^&**(()^^% cares?

[-grubby]

zoobuntu

[steven8]

It's pronounced darn-good-os. Accent on good.

[justleen]

Ex - Ubuntu...

Went back to the normal Ubuntu version..

[xaco1234]

i say it like ex uBuntu

[fuscia]

shuh-BOO-boo

[benhagerty]

Zoobuntu
I'd go with that