"ou" in "kinkajou"

David L. White dlwhite at texas.net
Fri Jun 15 16:25:52 UTC 2001


> Greek found the same solution as French.  In both languages the vowel
> written <u> is fronted, so the back /u/ is written ou.  It is this back /u/
> which is used to represent the /w/ sound, as in Oualerios (Valerius) or
> "oui" or Touareg /twareg/.

        And in kinkajou, judging by the pronunciation.  First named in
French Guyana?   Passed into English in British Guyana?   (There were once
such entitities, no?   My knowledge of colonial history is failing me.)

Dr. David L. White



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