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Thread #93035 Message #1788964
Posted By: sian, west wales
21-Jul-06 - 04:25 AM
Thread Name: folklore: Welsh pronunciation & other Welsh stuff
Subject: RE: BS: Welsh pronunciation & other Welsh stuff
If 'kyn' is 'cwm' then 'kyndwr' would be the valley of the water - stream or lake, I would imagine.
'Dd' is 'th' as in 'this' not as in 'tooth'. 'Th' represents the sound in 'tooth'.
Vowels aren't really that difficult IF ... oh - I was going to say they aren't IF you can think in Welsh phonetics and try to forget everything you know about English phonetics BUT I have to admit that regional dialects throw a monkey wrench in those particular works.
Oh well - it's what makes languages interesting I guess. I started a Spanish-through-the-medium-of-Welsh class earlier this year. Now THAT's ... interesting.
sian