Frank George Valoczy nevesht:
>Some placenames in the greater Vancouver area:
>
>r* = retroflex approximant-ish r, sort of like American r
>
>['s7:r*i] = Surrey
for me closer to [sr*=r*i]
>['sq^wA:mIS] = Squamish (in English)
an uvular?
>[sq^w@x^w@?'mES] = Squamish 9in Squamish)
>['n^j@u wEs"mInstr*=] = New Westminster
Usually New West [nju wEst] final [t] oft lost
>['br*=n7bi] = Burnaby
>['r*EtSm7nt] = Richmond
[r*ItSm@nd]
>['dElt6] = Delta
>['mISn=] = Mission
>['l&INgli] = Langley
>
>That [g] shouldn't be present between the [N] and the [l], and the [l] is
>dental, I mean very dental, tongue tip extends slightly past the upper
>teeth.
[l&N.li]
>
>[ts@'wA:sn=] = Tsawwassen
or [t@wA:sn=] or [twA:sn=] or [swA:sn=] or [s=wA:sn=] depending on who you
ask
>['l&@dnr*=] = Ladner
[ladnr*=]
>['waItrA:k] = White Rock
>
-Wayne Chevrier
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