I'm sure that some of you too aren't sure how to pronounce certain words that appear in GW. Since my language uses phonemic orthography i mess up 80% of skill names, town names, npc names etc. And usually i don't even read the word carefully , i just twist it and pronounce it as i find conformtable. This adds much confusion (sometimes laughs) when communicating over vent or ts.
For example in my dictionary Beetletun was Beetle-Lun, Chilblains - Chill Bans, Hells Precipice - Hells Crispy, Fainheartness - Faint Heart Dee Nes (that kept on for years until some one corrects me over vent or i pay more attention to word)
So post the gw related words you're unsure how to pronounce.
Remains of Sahlahja and Aatxes are first words that come on top of my head. (i'll post more when i remember)
I pronounce aatxes as "attacks". I don't even bother to say Sahlahja.
Pronunciation of Gw related words
Hells Fury
Calista Blackblood
Tyria - Tee ree ah?
Very few on vent/ts can understand my accent anyway so it really doesn't matter what I say. Which is good because I can say whatever I want
Very few on vent/ts can understand my accent anyway so it really doesn't matter what I say. Which is good because I can say whatever I want
Stolen Souls
"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"
Moonstalker
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"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"
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Hells Fury
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Originally Posted by Stolen Souls
"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"
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Edit : this has more sense
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Originally Posted by Moonstalker
I think the T's are silent so it's New-ka... Probably not though T_T
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Caw521
Dark Morelia
I'd say ntouka would be pronounced "en-too-kuh" since elona is based on africa.
At least that's how I've always thought of it.
At least that's how I've always thought of it.
drkn
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HigherMinion
Some Welsh guy I know pronounced Olias as "Olly-us"
Same, although it's supposed to be some retarded pronunciation like "achateee"
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Zodiac Meteor
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High Priest Zhellix
Zhe-licks? Zi-Lecks?
Dzjudz
I'm in a Dutch guild so a lot of people don't even know what a Precipice or a Peninsula is, let alone how to pronounce them. Always funny on teamspeak .
MithranArkanere
Tyria ([tiɹia]) would be pronounced like in Spanish:
ty like in 'tea' 'teach'
And 'ria' like in... I don't remember any English word right now with a part pronounced like that...
ri like in 'very' followed by 'a' like in 'pat'.
Oh, wait. Like 'Moria'.
Ntouka ([ⁿtouka])
Considering the name comes from 'emela-ntouka', which is a pygmy word, the n won't be silent.
It would be n like in... well. Like nothing in English, just like 'n' sound, without vowel, not even like the 'e' in name of the letter 'n'.
Then tou like in 'touch', and ka like in 'paprika'.
n·tou·ka.
Aatxe ([a.atʃe]) is a Basque (Euskara) word.
In Basque, 'tx' sounds like 'ch' in 'check', the rest of the letters in the word sounds quite like in Spanish: one letter -> one sound.
A like in 'cat'.
E like in 'get'.
So it would be something like It is pronounced "ah·at·che".
Qwytzylkak is a completely made up word, so I suppose it's something like "Quit-seel-kack"
ty like in 'tea' 'teach'
And 'ria' like in... I don't remember any English word right now with a part pronounced like that...
ri like in 'very' followed by 'a' like in 'pat'.
Oh, wait. Like 'Moria'.
Ntouka ([ⁿtouka])
Considering the name comes from 'emela-ntouka', which is a pygmy word, the n won't be silent.
It would be n like in... well. Like nothing in English, just like 'n' sound, without vowel, not even like the 'e' in name of the letter 'n'.
Then tou like in 'touch', and ka like in 'paprika'.
n·tou·ka.
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Same, although it's supposed to be some retarded pronunciation like "achateee" |
In Basque, 'tx' sounds like 'ch' in 'check', the rest of the letters in the word sounds quite like in Spanish: one letter -> one sound.
A like in 'cat'.
E like in 'get'.
So it would be something like It is pronounced "ah·at·che".
Qwytzylkak is a completely made up word, so I suppose it's something like "Quit-seel-kack"
Mashiyu
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Ntouka Bird
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But I have problems with the consonants anyway
Aatxe -> Ataxe
Sahlahja -> Saljara (That in the German version Sahlahja is translated Sahlahjar doesn't make it easier)
I'm playing GW in German most of the time and the most popular mispronounciation amongst German players is Regental instead of Regentental (which is Rain Valley instead of Regent Valley). The German wiki even has a redirection from Regental to Regentental xD
Qwytzylkak -> kwi - tsül - kack ... alot easier than Regental
HigherMinion
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Qwytzylkak is a completely made up word, so I suppose it's something like "Quit-seel-kack" |
jazilla
dzaganour bastion.
Aatxe is pronounced: at-she.
Aatxe is pronounced: at-she.
BenjZee
Dzaganour = Zag-ooner 
I love this thread already. I was wondering how you pronounce Razah yesterday, like razer..or Razz - ahh?
I love this thread already. I was wondering how you pronounce Razah yesterday, like razer..or Razz - ahh?
Nyta
One thing I keep wishing had been included in the manual was a pronunciation guide for the place names. Our characters live in this world, and we can't even pronounce where they live and go. XD
I pronounce Dzagonur as dza-go-ner (pronouncing the a the same way I do in "zap" or "zig-zag.") For Razah, I pronounce it Rah-zah. I jokingly pronounce aatxe as "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatx"
I pronounce Dzagonur as dza-go-ner (pronouncing the a the same way I do in "zap" or "zig-zag.") For Razah, I pronounce it Rah-zah. I jokingly pronounce aatxe as "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatx"
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Some Welsh guy I know pronounced Olias as "Olly-us"
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I've always pronounced oh-lee-us. The first time I heard it pronounced correctly i felt dumb :P I still prefer my way tho xD
psycore
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Qwytzylkak is a completely made up word, so I suppose it's something like "Quit-seel-kack"
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Who knows it could be called Bob and is good at making pie, in between manning the mike at the local comedy club.
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I've always pronounced oh-lee-us. The first time I heard it pronounced correctly i felt dumb :P I still prefer my way tho xD
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Aegis: Is it Ay-Gis (whith a hard G) or Ay-Jis?
jazilla
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Yep, i've always said Oh-Lee-Us and maintain that this is the correct pronunciation.
Aegis: Is it Ay-Gis (whith a hard G) or Ay-Jis? |
Voodoo Rage
I never have the audio turned on so I'm kind of clueless as to the correct pronunciations. For me:
Tyria = Tie - ree -uh
Olias = Oh - lie - us
Tyria = Tie - ree -uh
Olias = Oh - lie - us
Yoom Omer
Well, I speak hebrew so a couple of my friends and I always fail at pronouncing things right...
Sahlahja was Saljala, for example. And for Aataxes I just say A-A-Tex. Ntoukas were never a problem for us, though. We just say... Well, Ntou-Cka. It's pronounceable.
OH! and I used to call the Ferndale "Friend-ale"
How do you say Xunlai? is it Zunali or Ksunlai? and Zhed is Zed or Jed? I always hated english for the unclear spelling...
And is Olias Olee-as or O-li (lion) - As?
And Razah is RAzah or raZAh? or is it raJAh?
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Wait, Aegis is Aygis? I always said A-Eh-Gis (solid G, not a j)...
Sahlahja was Saljala, for example. And for Aataxes I just say A-A-Tex. Ntoukas were never a problem for us, though. We just say... Well, Ntou-Cka. It's pronounceable.
OH! and I used to call the Ferndale "Friend-ale"
How do you say Xunlai? is it Zunali or Ksunlai? and Zhed is Zed or Jed? I always hated english for the unclear spelling...
And is Olias Olee-as or O-li (lion) - As?
And Razah is RAzah or raZAh? or is it raJAh?
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Wait, Aegis is Aygis? I always said A-Eh-Gis (solid G, not a j)...
Wyndy
Most of the towns have pronounceable second names on them that don't appear anywhere else. We just use those for reference. Township, Bastion, Terrace, Refuge, etc.
I was surprised to hear some of the GW2 trailers and note that I was pronouncing those names correctly!
I was surprised to hear some of the GW2 trailers and note that I was pronouncing those names correctly!
June Bug
I pronounce Aegis "Ayjis".
Edit: Ok, the online Merriam-Webster dictionary says "e-jis". :P
Edit: Ok, the online Merriam-Webster dictionary says "e-jis". :P
Verene
Aatxe is the only one that's given me a kind of a "...huh?" moment.
Though I pronounce Olias as "oh-lee-us".
Xunlai I pronounce like "shunlai", since in Chinese 'x' is pronounced similarly to an 'sh' sound in English.
Though I pronounce Olias as "oh-lee-us".
Xunlai I pronounce like "shunlai", since in Chinese 'x' is pronounced similarly to an 'sh' sound in English.
Caw521
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How about Ybbob? Ibby-bob?
Whuup Buumbuul?
Puugh the Slasher? Pooh the Slasher?
Xiaquin
Oh god, Hell's Crispy I would have started calling it that if I heard it!
I'm extremely guilty of mispronunciation. I wear headphones and I've all the OSTs so I'm not missing out on anything by putting other music on and muting the sound, and it was a long time that I took a break from the game before I wasn't as serious.
"Kree-tah" instead of Cry-ta.
Rata Sum (like the math symbol) instead of Soome.
Av-a-turs, with a long a instead of ahv-ah-tars, which I still hate saying.
I'm sure if we went down the entire list I'd be getting red ink all over my butchering
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I'm extremely guilty of mispronunciation. I wear headphones and I've all the OSTs so I'm not missing out on anything by putting other music on and muting the sound, and it was a long time that I took a break from the game before I wasn't as serious.
"Kree-tah" instead of Cry-ta.
Rata Sum (like the math symbol) instead of Soome.
Av-a-turs, with a long a instead of ahv-ah-tars, which I still hate saying.
I'm sure if we went down the entire list I'd be getting red ink all over my butchering
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Pretty sure it's with a Z sound.
How about Ybbob? Ibby-bob? Whuup Buumbuul? Puugh the Slasher? Pooh the Slasher? |
Eebob
Whurp Bumbul (sort of a long uh in Whuup)
Pyou (as in Hugh)
Yoom Omer
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Pretty sure it's with a Z sound.
How about Ybbob? Ibby-bob? Whuup Buumbuul? Puugh the Slasher? Pooh the Slasher? |
Whenever there are two u's in a row I for some reason read them as Oo-oo, which makes Whuup Buumbuul Whoo-oop Boo-oom-Boo-ool. That's not a nice name.
the last one I read as a חחח', I think the english equivalent is Kh. So it's Poo-Ookh the Slasher...
Chthon
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Beetletun
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(Though, I often read it "Chili Beans")
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Tyria - Tee ree ah?
Very few on vent/ts can understand my accent anyway so it really doesn't matter what I say. Which is good because I can say whatever I want |
Etymology is probably Norse God Tyr, plus -ia suffix for land/country
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"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"
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Some Welsh guy I know pronounced Olias as "Olly-us"
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dzaganour bastion.
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Razah
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Aegis: Is it Ay-Gis (whith a hard G) or Ay-Jis?
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OH! and I used to call the Ferndale "Friend-ale"
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Pretty sure it's with a Z sound.
How about Ybbob? Ibby-bob? |
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Also: I'd like some pound cake.
Messy
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Aatxe ([a.atʃe]) is a Basque (Euskara) word. In Basque, 'tx' sounds like 'ch' in 'check', the rest of the letters in the word sounds quite like in Spanish: one letter -> one sound. A like in 'cat'. E like in 'get'. So it would be something like It is pronounced "ah·at·che". |
I thought it was like axe...ee ... lol
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Neo Nugget
The other day I found out that "Scourge", as in Scourge Healing, is pronounced "Skurj".
My mind was blown.
My mind was blown.
ChrisCo
no no no !!!
Remains of Sahlahja = Sha - a - la - la - la -la -la - ja
And Tahnnakai Temple = teriyaki temple!!!
... or thats just me =D
Remains of Sahlahja = Sha - a - la - la - la -la -la - ja
And Tahnnakai Temple = teriyaki temple!!!
... or thats just me =D
Moonstalker
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The other day I found out that "Scourge", as in Scourge Healing, is pronounced "Skurj".
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What were you pronouncing it as? o.o
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I've always pronounced it that way..
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Black Metal
yeah, scourge is a regular English word, not something Anet made up.......
anyways from being in vent with Anet devs, I've heard a few pronounciations come out of their mouths that somewhat suprised me, mainly on how wrong I was.
Mithrane has a very interesting breakdown of Aatxe, that would be first on my mind. I wonder if Anet peeps know how it's correctly pronounced? I'll try to remember next time I'm on vent with them.
One thing that comes to mind of how Anet pronounces something, is that in Melandru, the second syllable is stressed (I always stressed the first one).
anyways from being in vent with Anet devs, I've heard a few pronounciations come out of their mouths that somewhat suprised me, mainly on how wrong I was.
Mithrane has a very interesting breakdown of Aatxe, that would be first on my mind. I wonder if Anet peeps know how it's correctly pronounced? I'll try to remember next time I'm on vent with them.
One thing that comes to mind of how Anet pronounces something, is that in Melandru, the second syllable is stressed (I always stressed the first one).
Cluebag
I've always pronounced aatxe:
(sounding the 'a' like in apple) aa-tax, aa-taxes
For Remains of Sahlahja, I've always just called it:
Remains of Shamalamadingdong
(sounding the 'a' like in apple) aa-tax, aa-taxes
For Remains of Sahlahja, I've always just called it:
Remains of Shamalamadingdong
Rushin Roulette
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For Remains of Sahlahja, I've always just called it:
Remains of Shamalamadingdong |
Qyark
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dzaganour bastion.
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I'm guessing DZ-AG-UH-NOOR and bastion with it's normal pronunciation.