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From: cmf@obie.cis.pitt.edu (Carl M. Fongheiser)
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Subject: Re: How do you  pronounce "quipu" ?
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Date: 15 Dec 89 22:22:20 GMT
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In article <1989Dec15.083417.13147@metro.ucc.su.oz.au> gopher@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (John McQueen) writes:
>According to the ISODE 5.0 manual the pronounciation of "quipu" is 
>	kwip-ooo
>
>In Spanish the "qu" is said more like the hard "k" in english not "kw"
>Having actually seen a real Inca quipu I was a bit suprised to hear it
>pronounced "kwip-ooo"

Remember, though, that the Incas have/had their own language, which
doesn't resemble Spanish at all.  

				Carl Fongheiser
				cmf@unix.cis.pitt.edu