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

[Michael Murray]

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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