Friday, September 26, 2008

Pronunciation Guide, part 1

Linitheriva (lin-ith-er-EE-va)
Start with the name Lilith, you know, like from Cheers. Then make it Linith instead. Add the -er on the end to get Linither, with the same cadence as sinister. Then add the Eva on the end, like Eva Longoria. Or more accurately, like the -iva at the end of Shiva, the destroyer. Linither-Eva, except spelled Linitheriva.

Caelebhan (ky-leh-vhon)
This is a tough one, since I used a combination of Irish gaelic and Welsh pronunciations. The ae in Welsh is an 'eye' sound, and the bh in Irish is a 'v' sound. And the final vowel sound is a short 'ah' sound. The celtic letter C is always a hard consonant, so the end result sounds like ky-leh-vhon.

Allynwy (al-uh-noo-ee)
Mostly Welsh, the letter Y is pronounced 'uh' in a lot of places when it's in the middle of words, and 'ee' when at the end, and especially when paired with the W. The W in Welsh is most often pronounced 'oo'. So wy sounds like 'oo-ee'. I'm sure Welsh speakers are shaking their heads right now and calling me an arse.

Shandrapur (shon-dra-purr)
This is from Indian pronunciation, as in the subcontinent of India, not Native Americans.

3 comments:

Hokey said...

[shakes head] what an arse.

/li ni the REE vuh/

Scavinger said...

You say potato, I say potato.

Hokey said...

yeah, but you're wrong.