The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
SPANISH NAMES.
An Authority Explains Their
Proper Pronunciation.

AOPC1
1t is fact that a great majority of
people find difficulty in pronouncing a
new word when it first meets their eye
This was illustrated many times in this
city while the Spanish man-of- war was
/ in New York Harbor. Some said Viz
ky-ya, others Viz-kee-ya and still 9TH
ers Viz-ka-ya. According to lido Re-
ger, a professor of languages in Roch-
ester, the correct pronunciation is
Wlth-ki-a, and the accent is on the sec
ond syllable. The ''i' is long and the
tn has sharp, kissing sound. The
professor is authority for the assertion
that all the rs" that occur in the
Spanish language have the sound of
''w'' and 'b'' fused. and the preponder-
ance of sound in favor of Wv" 'B"
II he same infection as the ''v."
X. SO the professor says, sometimes
has the sound of TIL and, then again
it is "tz.'' but for a change it is some
times given its own hard sound, *. !"
Professor Roger gives the correct
pronunciation of a number of names
which have appeared in connection
with Cuban affairs and the disaster in
which the Maine was lost In the fol-
lowing list the word is spelled as it is
written in the first instance and as it
should be pronounced in the second:
Havana-Hah-wah -nah, accent on
second syllable.
Observation-Disclosures, accent on second
syllable.
Blanco-Blahng-k accent on first
syllable.
Cabanas-Cah-wah- accent on
second syllable.
Sagasta--Sa- gas-ta, as spelled. the
as sounded as in cat
Gomez-Go-meth, accent on first syl-
liable; 20" long.
Canovas-Car-no-was accent on Sec
ond syllable; 90" long.
Ruiz-Roo-e eth, equal accents.
Maceo-Mah-the-o, accent first syl-
liable
Maria Rodriguez-Mah-ree-a Ro-
dree-geth, accent second syllable both
words; 80" in Ro is long.
Perico DiaZ-Per-e e-koo Dee-ath, ac
cent on second syllable in Perico: ac-
cents equal in second word
Reina Mercedes-Rayee-n ah Merthe-
dez, accent first syllable in Reina, sec
ond in Mercedes.
Galicia-Gal-eeth-ee- accent on
second syllable.
Jorg Juan-Whorg Whahn; in these
words the "J'' has the German sound
of "ch," but it can best be represented
in English by VIII
acknowledgements accent on first
syllable.
Cadiz--Kah-deeth, accent on first syl-
liable.
Eulate-Aoo-lah-te accent on second
syllable
Santa Cruz-Sahnta tab Krooth.
Puerto Del Padro-Poo-er-to Del Pah-
dro, accent second syllable of Puerto,
first syllable of Padro; COS" long.
Castillo Del Principe-Kah-s teel-yo
Del Pring-see-pay, accent second syl-
liable of Castillo first syllable of Prin-
cipe.
Dry Tortugas-Dree Tor-too-gas. &C.
cent on second syllable.
Lupercia Martinez-Loo-p er-see-oh
Mar ee-neth, accent second syllable of
Lupercio, second syllable of Martinez.
Dupuy De Lome-Doo-pwee duh
Lohm-This is a French name, some
what modified in change from that
tongue into Spanish.
Weyler-Wi-ler, accent first syllable;
'i' long This name comes from the
German and retains the German pro-
nunciation.
Cristobal Colon-Cris-toh- ahl Kohlon,
accent on first syllable in Cristobal,
second in Colon.
Du Bosc-Doo BoSk.
Matanzas-Mah-ta TAIN thaS, accent en-
second syllable.
1, f1,n1
syllable.
Rayo-Rah-yoh, accent first syllable.
iete-Ah-reeay-tay, accent second
syllable.
Almirante Oquendo - Al-meer- AIM
tay O-kwen-do, accent third syllable in
Amrante, second syllable in Oquendo.
Pedro Rivas-Pay-droh Ree-Wahs, &C
cent first syllable in both.
Pando-Pahn- doh, accent first syl-
lable-Rocheste Post-EXpress.