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I'm sure Ziggy is up there pulling his hair out at my attempts to explain how his language works...
From what I've picked up, it is only the "z"'s that are in strange places the middle of words that are silent.
Taking the Rally Raid driver Krzysztof Hołowczyc as an example, his first name is pronounced as if it was just a straightforward "Kristof", while his surname is pronounced "Hollovchic"
But, you would still pronounce the "Z" at the start of Dorota Zagorska's or Agnes Zawadski's surnames.
Personally, I reckon it's a deliberate ruse to confuse us foreigners...
CaroLiza_fan
Thanks CaroLiza. That makes sense.