L'yhta is pronounced "LEE(h)-tah", per the convention that the tribal letter flows into the name and pronunciation follows usual English phonology. The (h) presents the soft hiss that a miqo'te would produce. Without the tribal letter, it's EE(h)-tah. (The canonical example is Y'shtola -- YASH-toe-lah, but there's a couple of other examples in the naming conventions thread, too.)
EDIT: The trick to the tribal letter flowing in is that it really only works if it would work in normal English phonology. If it wouldn't, then there's nothing wrong with making another syllable out of it, IMO. It is your character, after all!
EDIT: The trick to the tribal letter flowing in is that it really only works if it would work in normal English phonology. If it wouldn't, then there's nothing wrong with making another syllable out of it, IMO. It is your character, after all!
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