Re: English syllable structure

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 19:39:02 -0500, Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:

>Tristan Alexander McLeay wrote:
>> Erm? I didn't realise there was any other pronunciation (although when I
>> was younger, I used to pronounce it /nIkj@"rA:gju@/
>
>I've *only* ever heard /'nIk@"rAgw@/ or /nikA'*AgwA/ (* = tap), the
>second being an approximation of the original Spanish pronunciation.
>
>And on Puerto Rico, am I the only one here who uses and hears /pw/
>there?
I also say Puerto Rico with /pw/, Nicaragua with /gw/, and "sumac" with
/s/.