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Hells Fury · Feb 26, 2011, 09:22 AM // 09:22

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.

Calista Blackblood · Feb 26, 2011, 09:33 AM // 09:33

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

Stolen Souls · Feb 26, 2011, 09:38 AM // 09:38

"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"

Moonstalker · Feb 26, 2011, 09:40 AM // 09:40

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Originally Posted by Stolen Souls

"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"

I think the T's are silent so it's New-ka... Probably not though T_T

Hells Fury · Feb 26, 2011, 09:42 AM // 09:42

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Originally Posted by Stolen Souls

"Ntouka Bird/Rampaging Ntouka/Crested Ntouka Bird"

I'm guessing Too-Kah (that N is silent probably)

Edit : this has more sense

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonstalker

I think the T's are silent so it's New-ka... Probably not though T_T

Caw521 · Feb 26, 2011, 10:13 AM // 10:13

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Qwytzylkak

Aaaaghh... Quit-zill-kack? Kwai-tzai-luh-kack?

Dark Morelia · Feb 26, 2011, 10:24 AM // 10:24

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.

drkn · Feb 26, 2011, 10:55 AM // 10:55

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since elona is based on africa.

That's why it's semi-silent nasal N, then hard 'too-kah'.

HigherMinion · Feb 26, 2011, 11:09 AM // 11:09

Some Welsh guy I know pronounced Olias as "Olly-us"

Quote:

I pronounce aatxes as "attacks"

Same, although it's supposed to be some retarded pronunciation like "achateee"

Zodiac Meteor · Feb 26, 2011, 12:03 PM // 12:03

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Originally Posted by Caw521

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Qwytzylkak

Aaaaghh... Quit-zill-kack? Kwai-tzai-luh-kack?

Pfff, ha ha ha, just wow...

High Priest Zhellix

Zhe-licks? Zi-Lecks?

Dzjudz · Feb 26, 2011, 12:05 PM // 12:05

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

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MithranArkanere · Feb 26, 2011, 12:54 PM // 12:54

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.

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Originally Posted by HigherMinion

[...]
Same, although it's supposed to be some retarded pronunciation like "achateee"

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"

Mashiyu · Feb 26, 2011, 01:05 PM // 13:05

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Originally Posted by Stolen Souls

Ntouka Bird

Thanks, I just realized that they are not called Notuka >_<

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 · Feb 26, 2011, 01:33 PM // 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Qwytzylkak is a completely made up word, so I suppose it's something like "Quit-seel-kack"

Sounds like a play on quetzcoatl to me. Quetzovercoatl ftw

jazilla · Feb 26, 2011, 01:59 PM // 13:59

dzaganour bastion.

Aatxe is pronounced: at-she.

BenjZee · Feb 26, 2011, 02:24 PM // 14:24

Dzaganour = Zag-ooner

I love this thread already. I was wondering how you pronounce Razah yesterday, like razer..or Razz - ahh?

Nyta · Feb 26, 2011, 02:37 PM // 14:37

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"

Timey · Feb 26, 2011, 03:41 PM // 15:41

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Originally Posted by HigherMinion

Some Welsh guy I know pronounced Olias as "Olly-us"

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 · Feb 26, 2011, 04:01 PM // 16:01

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Originally Posted by MithranArkanere

Qwytzylkak is a completely made up word, so I suppose it's something like "Quit-seel-kack"

For all we know the creature's name may only be our nonsensical understanding or approximation of it. It's main skill is words of madness after all.

Who knows it could be called Bob and is good at making pie, in between manning the mike at the local comedy club.

Hobbs · Feb 26, 2011, 04:03 PM // 16:03

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Originally Posted by Timey

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

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?