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Re: How to pronounce Eilwen?
in reply to a message by HanaB
I'm not Welsh, but I do know it could be pronounced IEL-wen (long I at beginning) or AYL-wen. It depends on where in Wales you are.
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Thank you very much. So where in Wales would they pronounce it which way?
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Not sure.
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According to Mr Iain Ó hAnnaidh (native Welsh speaker and linguist):"In the penultimate syllable, especially in South Wales, the diphthong EI [əɪ] becomes a simple vowel, short (I) [ɪ] or semi-long (II) [iˑ] , depending on the following consonant."

This message was edited 8/31/2009, 1:02 PM

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Thank you very much!
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