Willey what's its name? - MOVED FROM GB

[Puck]

OK What about Moosilauke

I heard final e silent or final e pronounced were both correct.

 

[Paradox]

The AMC White Mountain Trail guide says that there is some disagreement amongst locals on the pronunciation of that one. Personally, I just like to say "Moos a law kee". Its just more fun to roll it off the tongue.

Kinda like "Wheat-a-moo" it is just a great sounding word. I say it whenever I can. Wheat-a-moo, Wheat-a-moo, Wheat-a-moo. See?

 

[David Metsky]

OK What about Moosilauke

I heard final e silent or final e pronounced were both correct.

Maps from the 1800's had it listed as "Moose-Hillock" so you can guess how they pronounced it back then. The original Abenaki pronounciation was probably something resembling the long E version, like Asquamchumaukee. Nearly all the Dartmouth folks pronounce it with a silent E except when singing the song "My Moosilaukee Sweetheart" which doesn't scan right without the long E at the end.

-dave-

 

[David Metsky]

Previous pronounciation threads:

http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3104
http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8182

Please keep any new comments in this thread. No need to bring those old ones back to life.

-dave-

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

OK What about Moosilauke

I heard final e silent or final e pronounced were both correct.

Only 1 is correct.

Moosilauke is a contraction of the Indian words Moosi (bald) and auke (a place). Auke is pronounced Awk as in Auke Bay, Ak. It seems pretty obvious to me the intended pronunciation is MOO-si-lawk.

If you're still having trouble with it, try this link.

and another link.

 

[Sheomet]

I guess all of my pronounciations are wrong.
I say while-ee, moo-si-law-kee, and gee-oat.

 

[dug]

How about Hale?

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

How about Hale?

I have no idea how to pronounce that one!

 

[spongebob]

I love the Adirondack ones too.

I never heard any one talk about the names so I had my own versions.

Al-gon-quin was Al-o-quin for some reason to me.

Santanoni and Couchsachraga can still be a mystery to me at times. I can always say Panther, Santa and Couchie. I am a big Couchie potato fan.

 

[Raymond]

I’m pretty sure Santanoni is pronounced as it’s spelled: san-ta-NO-nee, with the ‘‘nee’’ pronounced like knee as in ‘‘ow, I hurt my knee,’’ not like née as in Marge Simpson née Bouvier, which is pronounced like ‘‘neigh,’’ as in ‘‘Frau Blucher’’/‘‘Neigh!’’

Couchsachraga is pronounced kook-sa-KRA-ga. Couchee is supposed to be the preferred spelling for its nickname, pronounced KOO-chee, as Charo used to say. Probably still does.

 

[jrichard]

HA! Me too!! I now know it is Co-Os.

I think this is one of the reasons Kim named the Cohos Trail "Cohos" instead of "Coos". I've encountered several spellings of "Coos" around the NH and VT.

Factoid: Cohos is Abnaki for Pine as in pine trees. Before I found this, I figured it was someone's name.

 

[skibones]

how do you pronounce it??

I hiked Tom, Field and Willey this past weekend. Had a great time, by the way...
So, how do you pronounce it? Am I the only one who had it wrong?[/QUOTE


How about "Tripoli"--Is it Trip-o-lie
or
Trip-o-lee

I always say Trip-o-lie

 

[NH_Mtn_Hiker]

I hiked Tom, Field and Willey this past weekend. Had a great time, by the way...
So, how do you pronounce it? Am I the only one who had it wrong?[/QUOTE


How about "Tripoli"--Is it Trip-o-lie
or
Trip-o-lee

I always say Trip-o-lie

Triple-eye...the Forest rangers have corrected me a couple of times on that one.