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Thread #136539 Message #3120003
Posted By: GUEST,SteveG
23-Mar-11 - 04:09 PM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Hilo'
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Hilo'
A little lateral thinking that may have some significance.
Why is the aspirant always present? Presumably it is either very pronounced by the singers, or the collectors instinctly recognised it as a well-known word, otherwise wouldn't at least half of them have printed/noted down 'Ilo'?
Darowyn makes a very valid point, and your answer is equally valid, Gibb.