From: Takako Noda <mxc06231 <at> JA2 <dot> SO-NET <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 17 dec 1996
Subject: Re: igui

At 18:03 96/12/16 -0500, you wrote:
> can someone please tell me the correct way to pronounce this word?  the
> word is igui.  thanks,
> ben
> bg18+ <at> andrew <dot> cmu <dot> edu

Does "igui" mean capturing a piece without moving its position?
Then, grammatically it is divided into two parts: "i" (to stay)
and "gui" (to eat). Anyway, the word is pronounced like three
monosyllables strung together, like "do-re-mi". Give each syllable exactly t
he same length, and try not to insert "w" sound at "gui".
It sounds more like an Italian name Guido than your Guinevere.
The first syllable is, of course, pronounced like "ye", not "eye".
The intonation, very roughly speaking, imitates the beginning
melody of "Children go, to and fro,..."  Thus, the contour: middle-high-high
.  Hope this helps.