Pronunciation: [ʃˈɔːni] (IPA) 
The name "Shawnie" is spelled with the letter "s" followed by "h", which creates the /ʃ/ phoneme. The /ɔ/ sound is represented by the letter "a", making the first syllable pronounced as /ʃɔ/. The second syllable is spelled with the letter "n", followed by the diphthong "ie", representing the /i/ and /ɛ/ sounds, respectively. So, the correct phonetic transcription of the name "Shawnie" is /ˈʃɔni/.
The word "Shawnie" is a variant of the name "Shawnee", which has Native American origins. The Shawnee people are Native Americans primarily residing in the United States, particularly in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes regions. The term "Shawnee" is derived from the Algonquian language family and is believed to mean "southerner" or "southern people". The name was later anglicized to "Shawnee", and "Shawnie" could be seen as an alternative spelling or a nickname derived from the original name.
