How do you say it?

[cperky]

is it "keyoti" or coyote" or something else? Not trying to be disrespectful but there are no dealers of this brand in my area and I just don't know how to pronounce the name.

Thanks,
Chris

 

[JoelD]

Just like the dog.

Coyote.

My five year old daughter keeps correcting me, I insist on pronouncing as spelled.

Joel

 

[deputyrpa]

It's "Coyote". I've been corrected many times. I still err and say "Keyote" occasionally. To remind myself, I keep thinking I'd rather belong to a "Pack" of canines than a pack of little metal things......

 

[JoelD]

I had been saying Kyeoti, like "K""eye"oti.

 

[Bird]

It's "Coyote".

Yep, but isn't it pronounced "Ki' oti"? Some people call coyote "ki' oat" (silent e) and others calle it "Ki' oti".

 

[IslandTractor]

Yep, but isn't it pronounced "Ki' oti"? Some people call coyote "ki' oat" (silent e) and others calle it "Ki' oti".

I don't think the "e" is silent. It must be the east coast pronunciation of Coyote (headquarters is in North Carolina). I say "Kai oh tea" as in Coyote ugly. When I first saw the word I pronounced it "Key aw tea" but that is clearly wrong as the animal mascot makes clear.

 

[cperky]

Just as I suspected, I have been saying it the wrong way. Thanks for the replies. I never even noticed the animal as part of the logo . Guess I will have to pay up on that friendly wager.

Chris

 

[JoelD]

This post reminds be of the "how many guys does it take to screw in a light bulb " joke.

 

[George in Spokane]

If it's "Coyote" then we have a problem with the "Welcome to the Pack". Coyotes are solitary hunters.

 

[ERE]

When I lived in New Mexico, the Packs would send up a huge chorus of yapping and howling voices when they (or one of them) made a kill. It always sounded to me like they were having a celebration. If they were hunting alone, they were sure as heck celebrating as a pack.

 

[kentrodngun]

We have loads of them here in NY's Southern Tier. It is true that they are generally solitary hunters when it comes to small animals like mice & voles. However, they often hunt in packs for larger game, like deer. So, everyone is correct depending on your vantage point.

 

[rd_macgregor]

The solitary ones are called "transients", implying this situation is either unusual or temporary. We hear them calling all the time and it clearly isn't just solitary hunters.
Here's a site for info on social organization of coyotes.
Coyote social organization

BOB

 

[FLHayman]

I thought Asian pronunciation was Key oatey, but my dealer says the company pronounces it Coyote. I thought DaeDong was pronounced Die Dong, but if they were selling the tractors with that name in North America, I imagine they would change the pronunciation of that, too.