It's actually the aitches (h) in Miqo'te names that produce the Huntspeak hiss, not the apostrophe.
And the tribal prefix is only dropped amongst close friends.
Miqo'te Naming Conventions Wrote:The extra aitches we see in names such as “Bhee,†“Kuzh,†and “Pahsh†represent a slight hissing/spitting sound that is made when the name is pronounced by the cat-like Miqo’te. Many of the other races in Eorzea cannot accurately reproduce this sound, so the aitches end up going silent when read (Bee, Kooz, Pash).
Miqo'te Naming Conventions Wrote:The apostrophe pronunciation rule applies here, as well.
The first name Y’shtola would be pronounced “yash-TOE-lah†not “ya. shtoe-lahâ€
Miqo'te Naming Conventions Wrote:A: Antelope (pronunciation: short Ah)
B: Boar (short Bee)
C: Coeurl (short Ka)
D: Dodo (short Deh)
E: Eft (short Eh)
F: Bear (short F)
G: Gryphon (short, hard Goo)
H: Gigantoad (short Hah)
I: Bufflalo (short Ee)
J: Jackal (short Jah)
K: Hipparion (short Koo)
L: Viper (short Lee)
M: Marmot (short Meh)
N: Aldgoat (short N)
O: Mole (short Oh)
P: Basilisk (short Peh)
Q: Puk (short Key)
R: Raptor (short Ruh)
S: Zu (short Soo)
T: Condor (short Tuh)
U: Drake (Ooh)
V: Vulture (short Vah)
W: Wolf (whort Wah)
X: Lynx (short She)
Y: Jaguar (short Yah)
Z: Ziz (short Zoh)
And the tribal prefix is only dropped amongst close friends.
Miqo'te Naming Conventions Wrote:In colloquial speech amongst close friends and companions, sometimes the tribe letter will be dropped from the first name.
