[meteorite-list] How do you pronounce...

From: Michael Murray <mikebevmurray_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:11:27 -0600
Message-ID: <088C14BB-F9BF-4422-9EDA-8C7A97ABDF53_at_gmail.com>

I posted this once before but since you are working on these
pronunciations now...A friend of ours came from Willamette, OR. She
says Willamette is pronounced Wil lam it, with emphasis on the second
syllable.
Mike

On Apr 10, 2011, at 10:54 AM, <valparint at aol.com> <valparint at aol.com>
wrote:

> I'm compiling a pronunciation guide that I'll post to the list. Any
> help is greatly appreciated and feel free to send more meteorite
> names.
>
> I found some help scanning the MetList archives for the last year:
>
> http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sikhote-alin
>
> http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
>
> Paul Swartz
>
>
> Agoult (Morocco)
>
> Begaa (Morocco)
>
> Brahin (Belarus)
>
> Djoumine (Tunisia)
>
> D'Orbigny (Argentina)
>
> Gao Guenie (Burkina Faso)
>
> Gujba (Nigeria)
>
> Huckitta (Australia) I've heard "hoo-KEET-ah" and "HUCK-i-tuh"
>
> Huaytiquina (Argentina)
>
> Isheyevo (Russia)
>
> Jackalsfontein (South Africa)
>
> Jalu (Libya)
>
> Juvinas (France)
>
> Kainsaz (Russia)
>
> Kapoeta (Sudan)
>
> L'aigle (France) "LAY-gluh " from a 3/13/10 post
>
> Majuba 005 (Nevada)
>
> Mbale (Uganda)
>
> Muonionalusta (Sweden)
>
> Orgueil (France) "OR-gooey " from a 3/13/10 post
>
> Oum Dreyga (Western Sahara)
>
> Pillistfer (Estonia)
>
> Pultusk (Poland)
>
> Quijingue (Brazil)
>
> Rupota (Tanzania)
>
> Sayh al Uhaymir (Oman)
>
> Sikhote-alin (East Russia) http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sikhote-alin
> (holy cow!)
>
> Tatahouine (Tunisia)
>
> Tuxtuac (Mexico)
>
> Uruacu (Brazil) HK told me "oor-ooh-ah-SOO"
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Received on Sun 10 Apr 2011 06:11:27 PM PDT