#90271 - 06/17/11 08:36 AM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Silvanocat
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I'm so confused. So is it Mat (with a long a - Maaaaat)- I - va?
@Holte - definately will do a full report afterwards.
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#90275 - 06/17/11 10:54 AM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Old Wife
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It's Mot (rhymes with hot). Actually it's difficult to type a pronunciation because I don't know if you have an accent, LOL! I find a lot of Americans say hat instead of hot!
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#90278 - 06/17/11 12:24 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Patti.
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But then again, many Americans "warsh" their clothes.....and "axs" questions. :-)
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#90279 - 06/17/11 12:50 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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DenverJoe
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Patti, only if you're from the midwest or NYC.
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#90280 - 06/17/11 01:19 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Patti.
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Yes...but....those in the midwest are still considered Americans, aren't they? As for those from NYC....well...that's debatable. LOL!
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#90282 - 06/17/11 05:13 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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holte
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we in the Midwest do not "warsh" our clothes. We have no accent whatsoever. Ja, you betcha!
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#90283 - 06/17/11 05:59 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Old Wife
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ROTFLMAO, holte!
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#90284 - 06/17/11 07:00 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Silvanocat
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This has become like "Who's on first?"
It's Mot (like in hot not hat)- what happened to Ma?
I have an accent but when I read I hear a standard North American accent (like the newscasters, in general, except sometimes one will say, strangely, ruff for roof instead of rueff).
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#90287 - 06/18/11 01:45 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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Dia
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Aren't the vowels all pronounced as they are for the same IPA (Internat'l Phonetic Alphabet) symbols? Pretty much just like Spanish vowels and diphthongs.
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#90300 - 06/20/11 01:45 PM
Re: How do you pronounce Mataiva?
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islandboyatheart
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Cat - the first way you wrote it is correct (mah-tah-ee-va) where mah = ma and tah = ta. I do agree with Barbi that locals will sometimes blend vowel sounds together but if you stick with your first written pronunciation you will be fine.
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