<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>My sister-in-law and her family are natives of Belize, Mayan Indians from the
<BR>Toledo district in the south, and they pronounce the name of the country with
<BR>/s/ not /z/ at the end, and make fun of us when we don't follow suit (cf.
<BR>Oregon /gan/ vs. /g@n/). Don't know how widespread this is within the
<BR>country or if the phonology forbids voicing in this word-final position.
<BR>Anyone know?
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<BR>Dale Coye
<BR>The College of NJ</FONT></HTML>