Re: [tied] Re: Mercury and lead

Xingu (without accent) sounds sheengoo.
In indigenous names X sounds ever like English "sh".

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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 7:25 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: Mercury and lead


> --- In cybalist@..., João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...> wrote:
> > Yes, CH is pronnounced <s^> in modern Portuguese (c^ in Old
> Portuguese)
> > X is pronnounced in Portuguese by many different ways:
> > <z> in hexagono (hexagon)
> > <ks> in fixo
> > <s^> in Alexandre (Alexander)
> > <s> in maximo (biggest)
> >
> > Joao SL
> > Rio de Janeiro
> >
> How about Brazilian Portuguese rendition of indigenous names?
> Xingú?
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> Torsten
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