Re: Mispronouncing Conlang Names
From: | Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> |
Date: | Thursday, April 14, 2005, 17:25 |
My very Swedish readings:
> -amman îar:
,Am:An'i:Ar
> -Ayhan:
Aj'hAn
> -Brithenig:
'bri:TE,nig
> -Fith:
fi:T
> -Kangathyagon:
,kANgATjA'gon
> -Miapimoquitch:
,mi:a,pjA:mu'kvits\
> -Minyeva:
,min'je:vA
> -Rokbeigalmki:
,rojbe'kAlmki
> -Teonaht:
,te:o'naxt or ,te:u'naxt
> Zhyler, since I created it. That will always be
> ['Zi.lr=] in my head, rather than the correct, [ZY.'ler].
'z\y:l3\r
I note that I and Andreas largely agree, which
confirms my intuitions about "rules" for FOREIGN
words in Swedish! :)
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/BP 8^)>
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