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

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:31:50 -0700
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=mMt-fqh=iooYHNFDSSHxKmzm-fg_at_mail.gmail.com>

In Spanish the double L is pronounced like a Y, so Allende is
pronounced 'Ah-yen-day'.

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hello Listers
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> How do you Allende and yes I still mess up Sikhote- Alin but after hearing how that link pronounced Sikhote-Alin I have to say I was off and so were others...... One other meteorite is Millbillillie it like Millbilllebbbllblhal for lol.
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> Michael Murray mikebevmurray at gmail.com
> Sun Apr 10 18:11:27 EDT 2011
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> 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
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> On Apr 10, 2011, at 10:54 AM, <valparint at aol.com> <valparint at aol.com>
> wrote:
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> > I'm compiling a pronunciation guide that I'll post to the list. Any
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> > help is greatly appreciated and feel free to send more meteorite
>
> > names.
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> >
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> > I found some help scanning the MetList archives for the last year:
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> > http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sikhote-alin
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> > http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
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> > Paul Swartz
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> >
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> > Agoult (Morocco)
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> >
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> > Begaa (Morocco)
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> >
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> > Brahin (Belarus)
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> >
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> > Djoumine (Tunisia)
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> >
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> > D'Orbigny (Argentina)
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> >
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> > Gao Guenie (Burkina Faso)
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> >
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> > Gujba (Nigeria)
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> >
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> > Huckitta (Australia) I've heard "hoo-KEET-ah" and "HUCK-i-tuh"
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> >
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> > Huaytiquina (Argentina)
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> >
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> > Isheyevo (Russia)
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> >
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> > Jackalsfontein (South Africa)
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> >
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> > Jalu (Libya)
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> >
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> > Juvinas (France)
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> >
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> > Kainsaz (Russia)
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> >
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> > Kapoeta (Sudan)
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> >
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> > L'aigle (France) "LAY-gluh " from a 3/13/10 post
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> >
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> > Majuba 005 (Nevada)
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> >
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> > Mbale (Uganda)
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> >
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> > Muonionalusta (Sweden)
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> >
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> > Orgueil (France) "OR-gooey " from a 3/13/10 post
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> >
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> > Oum Dreyga (Western Sahara)
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> >
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> > Pillistfer (Estonia)
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> >
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> > Pultusk (Poland)
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> > Quijingue (Brazil)
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> > Rupota (Tanzania)
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> >
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> > Sayh al Uhaymir (Oman)
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> >
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> > Sikhote-alin (East Russia) http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=sikhote-alin
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> > (holy cow!)
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> >
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> > Tatahouine (Tunisia)
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> >
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> > Tuxtuac (Mexico)
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> >
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> > Uruacu (Brazil) HK told me "oor-ooh-ah-SOO"
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