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Kunik
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Mar 11, 2005

When translating into Latvian, we have to transcribe all the personal names, geographical names etc. according to their pronunciation in the orginial language.
A colleague asked me to help with Latin-american geographical names. I have no problem with names of obvious Spanish or Portuguese origin, but some of them are most likely of Quechua origin and I have no idea what is the pronunciation. For example, "Hullcayo"- is "h" pronounced?

I hope maybe a more experienced colleague... See more
When translating into Latvian, we have to transcribe all the personal names, geographical names etc. according to their pronunciation in the orginial language.
A colleague asked me to help with Latin-american geographical names. I have no problem with names of obvious Spanish or Portuguese origin, but some of them are most likely of Quechua origin and I have no idea what is the pronunciation. For example, "Hullcayo"- is "h" pronounced?

I hope maybe a more experienced colleague might have an advice regarding pronunciation of the following geographical names:
Quehuisha
Chayco
Mismi
Hullcayo
Ccaccansa
Mauccallacta
Chocayhua
Huayque
Goycochea (this is a surname)
Chinchaypujio
Huancayo
Puinahua
Atahuallpa

All there names are from a book about a journey to Amazon. ▲ Collapse
 
Jeff Allen
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Quechua phonology/pronunciation Mar 11, 2005

Here are some websites containing info on Quechua phonology:

http://www.zompist.com/quechua.htm... See more
Here are some websites containing info on Quechua phonology:

http://www.zompist.com/quechua.html
http://www.aymara.org/biblio/quechua.html
http://www-robotics.usc.edu/~barry/quechua/

Jeff
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Parrot
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Goicochea Mar 11, 2005

is actually Basque in origin and transcribed there Goikotxea.

Some of the transcription may have been lifted out of old Spanish texts (instinct tells me as a historical researcher). If you enter them in Google and Spanish text comes up, this will be because they follow the rules of Spanish pronunciation. That leaves you with words like "Hullcayo" and "Ccaccansa", but already takes quite a bit off your list.
 
Edwal Rospigliosi
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Hope it helps Mar 12, 2005

Quehuisha - ke-wi-sha
Chayco - chay-ko
Mismi -mis-mi
Hullcayo - ul (as in "cool") -ca (as in "cancer") -io (as in "vaio")
Ccaccansa - ha (as in "hand") -han (as in "hand") -sa (as in "San Francisco")
Mauccallacta -mau (as in "mauling") - ha (as in "hand") - iak - ta (as in "target")
Chocayhua - cho-kay-wa (as in "water)
Huayque - way (pronunce just as "why?")- ke
Chinchaypujio - chin-chay- puj (J sounds like the German CH in "Ach") -io
Hua... See more
Quehuisha - ke-wi-sha
Chayco - chay-ko
Mismi -mis-mi
Hullcayo - ul (as in "cool") -ca (as in "cancer") -io (as in "vaio")
Ccaccansa - ha (as in "hand") -han (as in "hand") -sa (as in "San Francisco")
Mauccallacta -mau (as in "mauling") - ha (as in "hand") - iak - ta (as in "target")
Chocayhua - cho-kay-wa (as in "water)
Huayque - way (pronunce just as "why?")- ke
Chinchaypujio - chin-chay- puj (J sounds like the German CH in "Ach") -io
Huancayo - wan (pronounce as "one") -ka (as in "cancer") -io (as in "vaio")
Puinahua - pui-na-wa (as in "water")
Atahuallpa A - ta (as in "tan") -wal (as in "walmart") -pa (as in "parent")

If you have more doubts, mail me and I'll send you a MP3 with the right pronunciation.

Regards

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Kunik
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Thanks! Mar 12, 2005

A million thanks both from me and my friend! You have been very helpful indeed! Special thanks to Edwal, all is perfectly clear to me.
Thanks again!
 
Fabio Descalzi
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Resuming this topic about Quechua Nov 11, 2011

Dear fellows,

Excuse me if I make a somehow off-topic and very late contribution, but... as this thread is devoted to the Quechuan language, may I point to an interesting event on this language?

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[Edited at 2011-11-11 00:57 GMT]
 


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