TOPOGRAPHICAL NAMES. 



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cent on the syllable next the last ; those ending in a consonant, 

 on the last. In case any vowel lias an accent marked over it, 

 then that vowel lias the accent. The Spaniards of old Spain 

 pronounce the z before all vowel", arid the c before e and 

 t, like " th " in thick ; but the Mexicans give them the sound 

 of s. 



The errors which Americans most frequently commit in 

 pronouncing Spanish words are, in giving to a the English 

 sounds of " a " in fat and fate ; giving to * the sound of " z " ; 

 to^' and /7, before e and , the Fame sounds as in English ; to 

 gu the sound of the English " w " ; and in putting the accent 

 on tlie first syllable English fashion. The following may 

 serve as a further guide to the proper pronunciation of some 

 of the names : 



SPANISH NAMES AND PRONUNCIATIONS. 



Napa nah pah. 



Jose ho say. 



Jesus Maria hay BOOS mah ree" ah. 



Puta poo tah. 



Tejou tay hone. 



Farallones fah rahl y<5 nes. 



Gabriel gah bree ale. 



Rafael rah fah ale. 



Miguel mee gale. 



P.ijaro pah hah ro. 



Coyote co yo tay. 



Pacheco pah ch.ly co. 



Cahuilla cah oo eel ya. 



Hueneme way nay may. 



Dos Pueblos doha pway bios. 



Diego dee ay go. 



Suisun xoo ee soon. 



Alaraeda ah lah may da. 



Sierra soe er ra. 



Nevada nay vah dah. 



Mateo mah tay o. 



Monterey mon ta ray ee. 



Luis Obispo loo 6ss o bees po. 



Los Angeles lohs ahn hel es. 



Vallejo val yay ho. 



Vallecito val yay thee to. 



Joaquin ho ah keen. 



Juan Bautista hwahn bah ootes- 



tah. 

 Tamalpais tah mal pice. 



Nietos nee ay tos. 



This table is not a perfect guide to pronunciation, but only 

 an approximation. 



Plater has been anglicized so much that it is commonly 

 spoken with the accent on the first syllable. Mokelumme and 

 Tuolumne hav% the accent on the antepenultimate, ami the 

 vowel short. Siskiyou has the accent on the tirst syllable. 



