[meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta?

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:00:29 -0400
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Hi Pekka!

As a hockey fan, I learned to pronounce Teemu Selanne, but
Muonionalusta has always eluded me!

Thanks for the pronunciation guide. :)

Best regards,

MikeG


On 8/21/09, Pekka Savolainen <nuuska at dlc.fi> wrote:
>
> Most of the Finnish dialects spoken in the Province of Lapland are of
> the Northern Finnish dialect group, which are also spoken in Sweden and
> northern Norway. The S?mi language has had a great influence on the
> vocabulary of these dialects.
>
> S?mi words have been loaned for depicting nature, reindeer husbandry and
> northern living conditions. There have often not been suitable words in
> Finnish for certain phenomenon of northern nature. Many local place
> names in the region are of S?mi origin and have through the years
> changed into names that are easier for Finns pronounce. Some examples of
> words like these are: kaltio, kero, lompolo, mella, muonio, vuoma and
> vuontis.
>
> So "Muonio" is a place
>
> http://www.muonio.fi/web/index.php?id=3
>
> "Alusta" is usually something like "undersite" or "base"
>
> "Muonionalusta" = "base / undersite of Muonio"
>
>
> Mu- like Mu(lligan)
> o- like (t)o(p)
> ni- like (mo)ney
> on = on
> a- like (b)u(t)
> lus- like (Tel)lus
> ta like Ta(nya)
>
> It may be easier with some Highland Park, like Thomas says ;-)
>
>
> Well, perhaps it?s better, I`ll upload a voice-file to my site, just
> have to find my mic first...
>
> best,
>
> pekka s
>
>
>
>
>
> Thomas ?sterberg kirjoitti:
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>>
>>
>> Muonionalusta is pronounced quite close to it's spelling with some
>> focus on the first part "Muon".
>>
>>
>>
>> Anyway, since I'm Swedish I also find it quite difficult to pronounce
>> this Finnish word (very much an exercise for your lips and tongue).
>>
>>
>>
>> Perhaps, a good idea would be to take place in a comfortable chair and
>> do some home practice in the pronunciation, after having some 2 - 3
>> drams of a nice Scottish malt Whisky. For this particular purpose I
>> can warmly recommend Highland Park 18 Year ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy hunting!
>>
>>
>>
>> Thomas ?sterberg
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Kowalski"
>> <damoclid at yahoo.com>
>> To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 3:35 AM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] How do you pronounce Muonionalusta?
>>
>>
>>> I just got a beautiful slice of Muonionalusta and am curious about
>>> how to pronoun the name properly.
>>>
>>> I'm guess at least four different ways, but I'm hoping someone can
>>> tell me.
>>>
>>> One guess is
>>>
>>> Meew unyun a lust a
>>>
>>> a second
>>>
>>> Moo unyun a loost a
>>>
>>> wit the other two variations of those.
>>>
>>> Anyone?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard Kowalski
>>> http://fullmoonphotography.net
>>> IMCA #1081
>>>
>>>
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