(05-30-2014, 12:22 PM)Clover Wrote: Ah, IÂ actually didn't notice the K'ile part from K'nahli's post.
I've searched for the miqo'te naming conventions post (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threa...onventions), and after explaining the pronunciation of all the letters, they add this bit:
"Pronunciation-wise, other than the tribe pronunciations listed above, names follow common English phonics. Though followed by an apostrophe, the tribe sound is usually flows into the name.
O’raha would be pronounced “o-RA-ha†not “OH. rahaâ€
Does that mean that the sound of the original letter can be altered?
Or just that it doesn't need to be empathised?
In any case, I for one would rather follow the lore. IÂ find it chaotic if everyone makes up their own rules and pronunciations about something that's been explained in detail.
I think it just doesn't need to be emphasized. Because some names sound better with the koo sound, while others don't. So like in the case of O'raha being O-Ra-Ha, the letter flows into the name.
So in my own conclusion and interpretation of the lore, the tribe letter doesn't need to be emphasized. Take away the K in K'ailia's name, and you got a name that is completely different, and really doesn't fit her. That's why OOCly, I cringed when people called her ailia.
