Comment on Vancouver man says institutions unable to recognize new Indigenous street name
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoas written it should be pronounced
shw-meth-quey-em-ass-em
where the shw is throaty - is it different because of the language?
lime@feddit.nu 3 days ago
are you thinking because of the use of IPA characters? because those have defined sounds only within the IPA.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Is this not IPA? I thought the article said it was
lime@feddit.nu 3 days ago
it’s the alphabet the BC first nations use. it uses similar characters but not with ipa pronunciations.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
TIL - thanks