Re: [Paddlewise] Request to help Maligiaq in Quebec (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 13:02:57 -0600 (MDT)
From: Mark Zen <zen_at_diac.com>
To: canoeist_at_netbox.com
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Request to help Maligiaq in Quebec


On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Jennifer Joy wrote:

> 
> Ditto on the Mark Zen comments (Maligiaq has been passed from friend to
> friend somewhat) that the letter is verifiable.  John Heath was at the
> center of the distribution universe for a while.  If someone is still
> in doubt you could contact John for final verification.
> 
> On pronouncing his name....
> 
> My best phonetic impression is ma-lee-gee-ak  (hard gee, like geese, NOT
> "gee, I missed the bus")
> 
> The end of the sylable is sort of swallowed.  The Greenlandic language
> is really hard, but fun to try and learn.  The "ll" is a killer.  You
> put your tongue to the roof of your mouth and sort of blow around it.
> That combo is in the word for thank you. :)
> 
> jennifer

addendum: last sylable is "ock" like lock or loch ness, or so his father
pronounces it, and i'm ass-ume-ing ;-) he's right!!

mark

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http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler  [index to club websites i administer]

Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers
The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page 
--
Fortune:
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, 
but in rising every time we fall. 
--Confucius





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