Newly1,

Quote:
JayCee: What's the authority for your assertion?


It is not my authority but a Basque friend's. No "y" sound in the pronunciation.
BTW Kurlansky doesn't sound terribly Basque to me.

Eightbore, if you can say "bring me the check" or "your cheque bounced" you should be able to pronounce the "che". And if you can say "I have to stay at home" you should be able to say the last "a".

JC(AL)

"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin