> > I would like to know if possibly cymru is pronounced cimroo in gwynedd > that's cymraeg for north wales isn't it? I would also like to know > if ei and eu are pronounced ay like yn y saesneg hay. I know the > lessons said that they are pronounced i as yn y saesneg bike. And I'm > not saying I didn't learn anything from the lessons I learned quite a > bit already actually but I'm looking for exceptions. I would apreciate > any answers even you're not sure - diolch > Here is an excerpt from Roger Vanderveen from soc.culture.celtic rvander@ichips.intel.com (Roger Vanderveen) Re: Welsh and Gaelic words 24 Jun 1994 01:11:31 GMT None Newsgroups: soc.culture.celtic References: <2uco3k$fmu@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> In article <2uco3k$fmu@bigblue.oit.unc.edu>, Shawn Mehan wrote: >So, we need a new name. I was thinking maybe some >of you would have a couple of favorite heroes from >celtic mythos, gaelic or welsh, and could send me your >suggestions. Another idea is maybe some of you welsh speakers >could supply a couple of welsh specific words for me, with >pronuciations please. Specifically, words like vision, picture, etc. >since the machine is for scientific visualization. Another >good idea is could someone send me the equivalent of Evans in Welsh. >The group leaader's name is evans !-) -- NEGES I SIARADWYR Y GYMRAEG -- Cyn i chi gwympo arna i rw+an, dwi'n sylweddoli bod f'enghreifftiau 'ma ddim yn fanwl. Dwi ddim ond yn rhoi geiriau i siaradwr Saeneg, fydd yn eu hanghofio nhw yn fuan beth bynnag. -- You don't want to make it too far out, otherwise people won't want or try to pronounce it. For instance, I once named a system "cymru" (pronounced cumree). Last I heard, people were still puzzling about it long after I left that job ("what's sim-roo anyway?") -- Mark C. Edwards edwards@asdi.saic.com Voice: 619-546-6970 Matt 3:16-17,Acts 7:55-56,*John 8:17-18,*John 14:28,*Mark 13:32, *John 20:17,*Matt 12:31-32,*John 17:20-23 (* Red letters)