(05-18-2015, 10:06 AM)Steel Wolf Wrote: Introducing my character as Sthalwilf Haemrstymmwyn has always been a good "opener" for me, as the responses of people trying to pronounce the Roegadyn language has always been fun. Â It also opens up conversation pretty well most times. Â :3
I run into this a lot and the results are usually great fun.
Although Klynzahr Iyrnahctwyn looks intimidating it is actually one of the easier to pronounce Roe names in my opinion. The trickiest parts are the 'y' sound and the 'ah' sound that show up a few times.
The 'y' falls somewhere between a long 'eee' and a short 'i' sound, but it's closer to the E of clear than the I of click.
The 'ah' is pronounced like the last syllable of Sarah, basically a softer form of the short 'A' sound. The 'h' slides into the vowel and almost disappears, making it relatively easy to just ignore.
The name itself flows like kleen-ZAHR ear-NAHKT-veen When spoken quickly the last name should vaguely resemble the name Earnest, followed by the wyn suffix.
Since Klynzahr refuses to translate her name, she will often shorten it down to Klyn, (which follows the previous vowel rules) or even Klin (which sounds just like it's spelled).
