Talk:Awaba, New South Wales

Pronounciation
My family has lived in the adjacent suburb of Rathmines for 50 years, I can confirm the current IPA pronunciation is correct. I have just removed a line with an incorrect pronunciation. 203.41.229.134 (talk) 00:46, 21 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm converting to standard IPA, but I'm guessing. Please correct the pronunciation. There is a link to an IPA key to help. kwami 04:42, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * The pronunciation now given is "AH-w'-bah", which seems correct to my ears, but if a local could offer any guidance that would be great. Orderinchaos 12:46, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Using the IPA key, the closest I can come up with for local pronounciation is /əwɒbə/. Kinda like Elmer Fudd saying "a robber". awobba. :) --Athol Mullen 14:32, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Ahh... This is why locals are good, I was way out :P Orderinchaos 20:58, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem. I'm not confident about where the IPA accents go, but I do know how some local pronounciations. There are bound to be quite a few others that are similarly way out. :) --Athol Mullen 23:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comes down to, what might be pronounced one way in one part of the country is different in a different part - mainly because I think the Aboriginal dialects they originate from are different. For example "Karrinyup" in Perth which some might think to be kuh-RIN-yup is actually CARR-uh-nup (like the word "carry"), noting the silent "y". That's why the local knowledge is so important on Wiki :) I put the IPA accent on the middle syllable btw. Orderinchaos 00:57, 17 October 2007 (UTC)