Re: CHAT: Happy Conlang day!

At 12:14 PM 19/07/2001, you wrote:
>Roger Mills scripsit:
> > John Cowan wrote:
> > >>>Which reminds me: how is the name of Groote Eylandt in Australia
> > >>>pronounced?  It is indeed a large island.
> > >>
> > >> Boudewijn says: Just like you spell it. That is ["GR\o:t@ "E1lAnt_h].
> > >
> > >
> > >I knew some smartass Dutchman was going to make a remark like that.
> > >But did he catch the Nixon in China reference, hmmmmmmmmmm?
> >
> >
> > Yes, yes, yes.  But I thought you were posing the far more interesting
> > question:  how do Australians pronounce it?
>
>Indeed, I was.
>
>Anyozzie?

The word is Aussie (or Anyaussie, if you insist on forgetting spaces). Tis
pronounced /'Qzi/, but still spelt Aussie (but the backformation /Qz/ is
spelt Oz.) You bare that in mind.

And fixing my other reply, I think that the second vowel in Eylandt should
actually be a @, so /gru:t ail@nt/


Tristan

zsau@yahoo.com.au
http://redaxe.au.tt/

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