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To try to alleviate that, here's a pronunciation guide with the best IPA approximation and a plain language description:
djägga [d͡ʒɛɡɑ]: JEH-gah.
Dzrrn [d͡zr̩:n]: dz (as in adds) uhrn.
hyehoon [hjɛhu:n]: HYEH-hoon.
ksaa [ksɑ:]: ks (as in axe) ah.
kuznuh [kəznə]: KUHZ-nuh
kuznuh [kəznə]: KUHZ-nuh
ngghrya [ŋ̍ɡ͡ɣɾjɑ]: ng (as in sing)-gh (a sound not in English) ryah.
vokun [vokʊn]: vo-KUN (u as in put).
ssraad [ʂɹɑ:d]: shrahd.
yssgalahl [jiʂɡaɫaɬ]: Just call them "Slavers."
Zyanthian [zjænθiæn]: ZYAN-thee-an.
yssgalahl [jiʂɡaɫaɬ]: Just call them "Slavers."
Zyanthian [zjænθiæn]: ZYAN-thee-an.
8 comments:
That's cool. I've often wished pronunciation guides were included in gaming material.
"the best IPA approximation"
India pale ale approximation? interesting.
I love IPA! so refreshing...
...to have a thoughtful pronunciation guide. Is that a glottal fricative in the ngghrya?
A great help with the tongue twisting pronunciations!
This goes well with beer, and is pretty helpful as well. A good idea. Might have to do something similar one of these days...
@David- Yes. But also International Phonetic Alphabet. :)
@Mattias - Velar affricative is what it's supposed to be.
@Fran.- You're welcome.
@Jim - Why not?
That's a smart way to do it. I know when I run into unpronounceable words, I can't remember them and I pass over it or call it something else.
Me too. when reading I tend to just recognize them rather than say them; that doesn't work when you've got to say them aloud in a game.
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