manki

[John Burton]

Eric/Craig

I don't like "mangi" at all! I don't mind pronouncing
it like that, I just don't like that spelling. Eric:
you say you get the pronunciation "monkey" out of
"manki" - but I think you get the English "mangy" out
of "mangi", which is equally bad.

Anyway, the Manki people of Manki village, Bulolo,
spell their village like that, and I think they should
get the last say. The kiap is supposed to have come
along and said "who are you?" and someone said "em ol
manki tasol" or some such - and they are now Mankis
and proud of it!

Go out and locate a Manki and ask them!

John Burton


>Stail mangi!: "stylish young person" (Smith, 
>1990: 2 83)  Tick. However,
>although it is common enough I don't go for the 
>"mangi" spelling. What's
>most common in Wantok?


>[My response is:] Probably manki, but I have yet 
>to see any Papua New
>Guinean who spells it that way.

>--- "Hela, Eric" <erich at morobegold.com.pg> wrote:
> Volkar,
> 
> No, not quite right on 'Mangi'.  Mangi is the
> correct way it is pronounced
> and spelled by many Papua New Guineans including
> myself.  Haven't heard one
> Papua New Guinean pronouncing Manki( as in monkey).
> 
> Eric Hela 


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