I checked with the Latin teachers where I work and they said two pronunciations
are correct- you can say ini as inee, sounding like the
word mini, or you can say ineye. Although it may have been taught years ago, no
longer is eenie considered correct. There's your Latin
lesson for the year. Have fun with those taxonomic bird names!
Scott
Birdconsv@xxxxxxx wrote:
In response to Jim Fitzgerald's question on how to pronounce the "ini" ending
in names of Tribes, I believe it is "ee-nee" (that is, long e's). I base
this mostly on having studied Latin a lifetime ago--but perhaps tainted
somewhat
by the pronunciation of modern Latinate languages like Spanish. Accordingly,
I could be wrong!
Dave Davis
Arlington
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