Pronouncing that darned "X"

[John F. Schwaller]

The -x- ALWAYS has the sound value of -sh-

so: Excan is ESH-can
Xolo = SHO-lo
Mexico - me-SHE-co



> I received some very nice help the last time I asked about Xipe-
> Totec.  But this morning I'm writing Excan Tlatoloyan and going...
> "X"-Can... nooooo.
> Mexico (ji!)
> Ejican Tlatoloyan?  Accent on the ji?
>
> Xolo-Itzquitle
> sholo or solo? Or scholo?, but not jolo, is this correct?
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-- 
John F. Schwaller
President,
SUNY Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Ave.
Potsdam, NY  13676
schwallr at potsdam.edu


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