On Wed, 13 Dec 2000 21:14:49 -0800 Barry Garcia
<Barry_Garcia@...> writes:
> CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> >The Spanish teacher is equally stumped. Granted it's probably
> something
> >clever like "Hanukkah", but do Spaniards throw a "j" or an "x" up
> front?
> Well, my spanish dictionary gives "Januká" as an alternate to
> "Hannukah".
> So, i'm assuming Spaniards would say it with /x/, but Latin American
> speakers with /h/.
-
I seem to remember learning in High School Spanish class to spell it
"Janucá".
-Stephen (Steg)
"oy xanike oy xanike a yontef a sheiner..."