In a previous post, I mentioned the settlers of Wisconsin and their strong influence on the spoken language requiring daily deciphering. For instance: the headstone spells HLINAK. Now one would assume, phonetically, that it would be pronounced Huh-line-ack. Right? Wrong. It's LIN-YAK.
This one's easier. HOLLY. Pronounced Haul-ee. See? I'm becoming a proficient speaker of the native language.
The religions that came with the settlers from their natives lands included Lutheran, Catholic, and Jewish. I'm pretty sure the Lutherans outnumber the Catholics, if you count who's left after inventory of cemetaries..
Hmmm. KRCMA. Haven't figured that one out yet. I need to check with my native-born neighbors - the main source of all my knowledge of things Wisconsinish. Including my neighbor's accent that I thought was Polish, but turns out to be just "native Wisconsin". I find it intriguing that the accent is stronger in men than women, especially older men.
And then there's the fact that I simply love old cemetaries, snow, and holiday wreaths with bright red ribbon.
This one's easier. HOLLY. Pronounced Haul-ee. See? I'm becoming a proficient speaker of the native language.
The religions that came with the settlers from their natives lands included Lutheran, Catholic, and Jewish. I'm pretty sure the Lutherans outnumber the Catholics, if you count who's left after inventory of cemetaries..
Hmmm. KRCMA. Haven't figured that one out yet. I need to check with my native-born neighbors - the main source of all my knowledge of things Wisconsinish. Including my neighbor's accent that I thought was Polish, but turns out to be just "native Wisconsin". I find it intriguing that the accent is stronger in men than women, especially older men.
And then there's the fact that I simply love old cemetaries, snow, and holiday wreaths with bright red ribbon.
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