The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
SPANISH NAMES.
An Authority Explains Proper Pro-
nunciatiOn of Several Familiar Ones.

Rochester ost-Express.
Tt is a fact that a great majority of peo-
pie find difficulty in pronouneing , new
word when ii first meets their eye. This
was illustrated many times In TINS city
while the Spanish man-of-war was in New
York harbor. Some said Viz-ky-ya, others
Viz-kee-ya and still others Viz-ka-ya- Ac-
cording to Udo Roger, a professor OF IAN
guage in Rochester, the correct pronun-
citation Is With-ki-a, and the accent is on
the second syllable. The ~ is long and
the 'th'' has a sharp kissing sound. me
professor is authority for the assertion tnat
all the rs that occur in the Spanish IAN
guage have the sound of wv" and b. fused
with the preponderance of sound in favor or
wv "B'' has the same afliction as the
"v'' &C." so the professor says, sometimes
has the sound of 9TH, and then again II
is "tz,'' but for a, change It is sometimes
given it's own hard sound TX.
Prof. Roger gives the correct pronuncla-
ton of a number of the names which have
appeared in connection with Cuban affalTs
lost. In the following list the word is
spelled as it is written in the first column
and as it should be pronounced in the sec
vana-Hah-wah-nah, accent on second
syllable.
o-Blahng-ko, accent on first syl-
Cabanas-Cah-wah-n accent on second
sagasta-sa- gas-ta, as spelled, the "a's"
Gomez-Go-meth, accent on first syllable
''o'' long.
Canovas-Car-no-was, accent on second
SYLLABLE; ''o' long.
RuizNRoo-eeth. equal accents
Maceo-Mah-the-o accent on first sylla-
BILE.
accent on second syllable in both words
Perico Diaz-Per-ee-ko Dee-ath, accent on
second syllable in Perico; accents equal in
second word
Reina Mercedes-Rayee-na Mer-thedez,
accent on first syllable in Reina, second In
a-Gal-eeth-ee-ah, accent on second
Jorge Juan Whorg whahn; in these
words the sJ' has the German sound Of
"Gh;" but It can best be represented in En-
Cadiz-Kah-deeth, accent on first syllable
Eulate-Aoo-lah-te, accent on second syl-
liable.
Santa Cruz-Sahn-tah Krooth.
Puerto del Padro-Poo-er-to del Pah-dro,
accent second syllable of Puerto, first syl-
Castillo del Principe-Kah-steel-y del
Pring-see-pay accent second syllable of
Castillo. first syllable of Principe.
Dry Tortugas-Dree Tor-too-gas, accent
second syllable.
Lupercio acknowledgements Mar
tee-neth. accent second syllable of Luper-
clio, second syllable of Martinez.
Dupuy de Lome-Doo-pwee duh I.ohm.
This is French name, somewhat modified
in change from that tongue into Spanish.
Weyler-Wi-ler, accent first syllable; az
long. This name comes from the German
and retains the German pronunciation.
Cristobal COlon-Kris-toh-ahl Koh-lon
accent on first syllable in Cristobal, second
in Colon.
Du Bosc-Doo BoSk.
MISUNDERSTANDING accent on
second syllable.
Azore-Ah-thoh-ray, accent second sylla-
BILE.
Rayo-Rah-yoh, accent first syllable.
Ariete-Al-re6ay-taV accent second Syl-
liable
Almirante Oquendo-Al-meer-ahn Oh
kwen-do, accent third syllable in Almirante
second syllable in Oquendo.
Pedro RiYas-Pay-droh Ree-wahs, accent
first syllable in BOTH
Pando-Pahn-doh, accent first syllable.