Volume 1

Spain & Portugal / by E.W. Gilbert [and others].

  • Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division.
Date:
1941-1945
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Spain & Portugal / by E.W. Gilbert [and others]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    English Spanish equivalent i ny, n’ Oo ss p —— qu k Tr ee S tla? 7..S t min u u V —e x x, sh y i ge Z, thi.Z DIACRITICAL MARKS Remarks on pronunciation, &c. strongly rolled at the beginning of a word and after /, 7, s. otherwise always s, even when between two vowels: Pedroso. Vinaixa, Extremadura; otherwise sh: Guadix, Torrox. {The Arabic or Berber sh sound of N. Africa is consequently written by Spaniards as x: Xerif, Xexauen, for Sherif, Shishawen.] But 7 is now much used for it; e.g. the town lately written Xeres and pronounced Shereth (hence ‘sherry’) is now written Jerez and pronounced Khereth (nearly); Mexico is now written Meéjico and pronounced Mekhiko (nearly) in Spain, but still written and pronounced with an x in Mexico. between two vowels or initial before a vowel; Ayamonte, Arroyo, Yecla; other- wise 2: Alcoy. Spain: Santa Cruz, Venezuela. n and gu (note).