The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-23
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In Authority Explains Their Proper Pro-
nunOiatlon..


nunoiation..
tits q fact that great majority of PEG.
plo find difficulty In pronouncing new
word when 1t 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 others viz-ka-ya. 40.
cording to lido Roger, professor Of Ian
guages In Rochester, the correct pronunci-
alton Is With-ki.n, and the accent Is on
the second syllable. The lis long, and the
tn has sharp Kissing sound. The profess
or Is authority for the assertion that all
the rs that occur in tho Spanish language
have the sound Of W and b fused with the
preponderance of sound in favor Of the W.
B has the same affection as the v. O, Sc
the professor says. sometimes has the
sound of th, and then, again. it Is tz, but
for change 1t Is sometimes given its own
hard sound, X.
Professor Roger gives the correct pro-
nunciation of n number of the names
which have appeared in connection with
Cuban affairs and the disaster in which
the Maine was lost. In the following list
the word is spelled as it Is written in the
first column and as it should be pro.
nounced In tho second:
Havana-Hah -wah nah, accent on sec.
ond syllable
Observation-Disclosures, accent on second syl.
liable.
Blanco-Blahng .ko, accent on first syl-
Liable.
Cabanas-Cah-wah-n accent on Sec
ond syllable
Sagasta-Sa-ga s-ta, as spelled, the as
sounded rs in cat.
Gomez-Go- meth, accent ON first sylla-
BILE; long.
Canovas-Car-no was, accent on second
syllable; long.
Ruiz-Rooee th, equal accents.
Maceo-Mah. the-o, accent first syllable.
Maria Rodriguez-Mah-r ee-a Ro-dree.
geth, accent second syllable both words; 0
in Ro is long.
Perico Daz-Per-ce- ko Dee-ath, accent
on second syllable In Perico; accents equal
in second word.
Reina acknowledgements Mer-the.
dez, accent first syllable in Reina, second
in Mercedes.
Galicia-Gal.eeth-e erah, accent on Sec
ond syllable.
Jorge Juan-Whorg Whahn; In these
words tho j has the German sound of oh,
but 1t can best be represented in English
by VIII.
Bernabe--Bear-nah accent on first
syllable.
Cadiz--Kah-deeth accent on first sylla-
ble
Eulato-Aoo-lah-to accent on second
syllable.
Santa Cruz-Sahn. tab Krooth.
Puerto del Padro-Poo er-to del Pab
dro, accent second syllable of Puerto, first
syllable of Padre; o's long.
Castillo del Principe-kah.s teel-yo del
Pring see pay, accent second syllable of
Castillo, first syllable of Principe.
Dry Tortugas-D Tor-too-gas, accent
second syllable.
Lupcrcio Martinez-Loo. per-ceo.oh Mar
tee meth, accent second syllable of Luper-
clio, second syllable Of MARTINEZ.
Dupuy de Lome--Doo- pweo duh Lohm.
This is French name, somewhat modified
in change from that tongue into Spanish
Weylcr-Wi-ler, accent first syllable;
long. This name comes from the German
and retains the German pronunciation.
Cristobal Colon Kris-to all koh Ion,
accent on first syllable in Crlstobal, second
in Colon.
Du Bosc-Doo Bosk.
Matanzas-Mah tahn-thas, accent on
second syllable.
Azoro-Ah-thoh-ra accent second syl.
liable.
Rayo-Rah-yoh, accent first syllable.
Ariete-Ah-rceay -tay, accent second syl.
liable.
Almirante Oqucndo-Al-mcer-a hn-tay
Oh-kwen-d accent third syllable in AL
mirante, second syllable In Oquendo.
Pedro Rivas-Pay-droh Rcewahs, ac-
cent first syllable in both.
Pando-Pahn. doh, accent first syllable.
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