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Ethiopian

How many syllables in Ethiopian?

  5 syllables

Divide Ethiopian into syllables:   E-thi-o-pi-an
Primary syllable stress:   E-thi-o-pi-an
Secondary syllable stress:   E-thi-o-pi-an
How to pronounce Ethiopian:   ee-thee-oh-pee-yan
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