Interesting site and web effort although its vagina monologs are found lacking
This site collects pronunciations of words in a huge number of languages. Although it could only pronounce vagina in 3 languages so far (unlike the 71 that Switters knew). Maybe we could go over and add more pronunciations.
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Forvo: the pronunciation guide. All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers
What is Forvo?
Forvo is the place where you´ll find words pronounced in their original languages. Ever wondered how a word is pronounced? Ask for that word or name, and another user will pronounce it for you. You can also help others recording your pronunciations in your own languageHere's what Tom said about cunning linguistics.
Amazon Online Reader : Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
| 1. | on Page 72: |
| "... in his wildest jungle dreams, could not have imagined that Switters would have recognized udrĂș as the Athapaskan word for "vagina." Ah, but Switters knew the word for vagina in seventy-one separate languages. ..." | |
| 2. | on Page 73: |
| "... fierce invalids home from hot climates considering its shape and everything. But in Cuban Spanish, the word papaya means 'vagina.' Which has a certain logic, as well, I guess. However. .." "Oh, yes, I see," said the Englishman. ..." | |
| 3. | on Page 75: |
| "... instead, inquired matter-of-factly if he wanted mitad or totalidad: hale= or whole. (Even Switters's nimble mind couldn't picture half a vagina. ..." | |
| 4. | on Page 160: |
| "... time) mysteries of the adult universe, a universe in which the penis seemed to cast a long shadow and the vagina formed a gateway to both shame and salvation If the longing of many older women lacked that sweetness, ..." | |
| 5. | on Page 212: |
| "... (Good thing his computer and pistol were in plastic bags.) If he remembered correctly, the Turkish term for the vagina was dalyolu, but with the coast guard or a Jonah cult possibly nearby, he wasn't about to shout that into ..." | |
| 6. | on Page 256: |
| "... It was in the South Seas, on one of those sweet little coconut isles where the word for vagina has a preposterous number of vowels. (On second thought, maybe the vowels aren't excessive, ..." | |
| 7. | on Page 361: |
| "... the Italians, speaking clinically,referred to as la vagina (the same as in America), but informally (and sweetly) tended to call la pesca (the peach) or la fica (the ..." |









