Is it "coyote" or "Keeotee"?

Alan L. · Jun 26, 2005

Is it \"coyote\" or \"Keeotee\"?

My brother in law has 65 HP Kioti. He calls it a "coyote", but I had always pronounced it "keeotee".

TractorLegend · Jun 27, 2005

Re: Is it \"coyote\" or \"Keeotee\"?

I figure they put a coyote on their logo so I call it Coyote.
But I couldn't expect someone of Korean descent to have Kiotee in their dialect but rather Keeotee.
So the jury is out...

RedRocker · Jun 27, 2005

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It's Coyote, like the critter.

VictorW · Jun 27, 2005

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At first I wasn't sure either and then saw their logo. Just like the animal.

Bully · Jun 27, 2005

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( At first I wasn't sure either and then saw their logo. Just like the animal. ) Pure Animal....... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

johnday · Jun 27, 2005

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Now I pronounce coyote, ki'oat. Is that wrong? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

txdon · Jun 27, 2005

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coyote - Pronunciation: 'kI-"Ot, kI-'O-tE
(reference source - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)

johnday · Jun 27, 2005

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Don; Thanks, does that mean I can keep speaking funny? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Bob_Skurka · Jun 27, 2005

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Don, lemme see here, you drive around on a red FARMALL and the wrong shade of orange and you interloped into the forum to teach these boys how to pronounce their own brand name? And you followed John, a northlander who doesn't recognize the "E" on the end of the canine and drives a BLUE tractor? Heck, next thing you know, I might chip in on the CORRECT way to pronounce it /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif But then my vote would likely tip in favor of eliminating the long "E" on the end . . . you know the old rule about a silent E from grade school.

johnday · Jun 27, 2005

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Now, if the guys that own this version of orange don't know how to pronounce it, er, ahhh, hmmm, never mind!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

milkman · Jun 27, 2005

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( you know the old rule about a silent E from grade school. )

Oh yea, Sr. Mary Ancilla made sure that wasn't forgotten. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Bob_Skurka · Jun 27, 2005

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Oh yea, Sr. Mary Ancilla made sure that wasn't forgotten. 

Ahh, I see. Well one of the beautiful things in life is that we get to grow up and send our kids to Catholic school. . . but the nuns are not teaching at the school my daughter goes to /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Fortunately we have a very involved, and very scary principal who makes a pretty darn good substitute for a nun /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

If only the school year was running, I would send "KIOTI" into the class to get the official pronounciation.

KiotiJohn · Jun 28, 2005

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( But then my vote would likely tip in favor of eliminating the long "E" on the end . . . you know the old rule about a silent E from grade school.)
The word Coyote is Spanish and the e on the end is not silent, so let's not drop it just yet! Pronounced Coy O tay in the Spanish language, I'll never understand how we English speakers got Ki o tee out of it other than that we simply dropped the first 'O' out.
John

Alan L. · Jun 29, 2005

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I didn't realize there was a logo. Well, now I know what to call it. If they have a coyote logo, I wonder why they didn't just name them "Coyote"?

KiotiJohn · Jun 29, 2005

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( I didn't realize there was a logo. Well, now I know what to call it. If they have a coyote logo, I wonder why they didn't just name them "Coyote"? )
Maybe it's not possible for a word like coyote to be trademarked. I seem to remember something about not being able to use certain words as a brand name for trademark, but I may be dreaming.
John