tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post2649414204698505540..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: Field guide for visitors to Palaumtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-77933560075957484542012-01-01T01:03:17.207-08:002012-01-01T01:03:17.207-08:00A newscaster intoning something solemn about the W...A newscaster intoning something solemn about the Wiggers of Xinjiang is always good for a laugh, but -- as you may know -- the native pronunciation [ujɣur] is closer to "ooy-ghoor" (with the initial portion of the syllable somewhat, if not exactly, like English "ooh" and "goo").<br /><br />Less prone to this deformation, if correspondingly less funny, is the <i>Ouïghour</i> favored by French transliteration.Ortu Kanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835792445084398302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-42287573572247342732012-01-01T00:58:53.553-08:002012-01-01T00:58:53.553-08:00Newscasters intoning something solemn about the Wi...Newscasters intoning something solemn about the Wiggers of Xinjiang are always good for a laugh, but -- as you may know -- the native pronunciation [ujɣur] is closer to "ooy-ghoor" (somewhat, but not exactly like, English "ooh" and "goo"). <br /><br />Rather better is the <i>Ouïghour</i> favored by French transliteration.Ortu Kanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835792445084398302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-39734774982676851022009-11-20T09:04:20.166-08:002009-11-20T09:04:20.166-08:00This post was *freakin'* hilarious. Keep up th...This post was *freakin'* hilarious. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com