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, <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
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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