Lionel, Around the Portuguese hall in Artesia, I hear "Lopes" rhyming with "ropes."
My introduction into Portuguese was through the band in Artesia. Many are from Terceira and speak with that accent. After listening to them for 2 years, I went to Sao Miguel. For a day and half, I couldn't understand the accent. After 2 weeks there, I went back to the band and had to get used the accent there. I guess it's the same as in America (and perhaps other countries) where a documentary is filmed. The people they are interviewing are native speakers of your language, but the are somewhat hard to understand. I think of documentaries from the rural south of the United States. Every country will have regional accents and so will the Azores for their various regions. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
