The latin roots of the words usually give a good indicator of how they are
pronounced.
For example, Neophema is comprised of Neo and phema.
Matrix fans should know how to prounouce Neo, and phema is a familar
pronunciation to most americans being the same as FEMA. ;)
Hi Don,
I pronounce Polytelis as Polly - tell - is/us
and Neophema as Nee - o - fee - ma
However, I've no idea if these are the 'proper' pronunciation
Cheers,
John
> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:22:02 -0800
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pronouncing latin names of Parrots correctly
>
> I know that depending on where you live Latin names in English can take
on
> different pronounciations. For example friends of mine pronounce
> Parula Warbler Pah - Roo - Lah
>
> yet others pronounce it: Pair - you - Lah
>
> So how do folks (especially Australians) pronounce these two?
> *Polytelis *(is it Polly - tell - us?) or Paul i tell is?
>
> What about *neophema*?
>
> should it be Neigh - o- fema
>
> or Knee - o - fee - ma?
>
> I sincerely would like to know as I am seeking the proper way to
pronounce
> these and I know this type of thing varies from area to area. Would love
> some imput from the terrific folks who actually live where these 2
parrot
> types live. Thanks very much!
>
> Don Kimball
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