Pronunciation (2013)
Submitted by Martin Helsdon on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 10:50
Gleaned from various sources, including this site. [May be typos.]
Pronunciation of Gloranthan Names
Stressed syllables are capitalized.
Consonants are always hard, and pronounced only one way.
All S’s are sibilant; all Z-sounds are written with Z.
RR is rolled R. The soft J is written ZH.
A short-O is written O; a broad-O is written AU; a long-O is written OE.
A short-A is written A; a broad-A is written AH; a long-A is written AE. A short-E is written E or HE; a long-E is written EE.
A short-I is written I or IH; a long-I is written IGH.
A short-U is written U or UH; a long-U is written OO.
The letter Y is always pronounced as it is in “yawn”. OI as in “coin” is written for pronunciation as OY.
An apostrophe indicates an extremely compressed short-I sound.
Deities
Acos AE-koes
Aether AY-ther
Aldrya AL-drih-uh
Aleshmara ahl-ESH-mah-RRAH
Annilla an-NIL-ah
Arachne Solara a-RAK-nee soe-LAHR-ah
Araganthosas AR-ah-gan-thoe-sus
Aranea AR-uh-NAE-uh
Argan Argar AR-gan AR-gar
Arkat AR-kat
Artmal ART-mahl
Arroin ar-ROYN
Asrelia az-REE-lee-ah
Atyar AT-yar
Babeester Gor BAH-bees-ter GORE
Bagog ba-GOG
Bolongo boe-LONG-goe
Brastalos BRASS-tal-ohs
Cacodemon KAK-oe-DEE-mun
Chalana Arroy chah-LAH-nuh a-ROY
Cronisper KRRON-is-per
Daga DAH-gah
Daka Fal DAH-ka FAHL
Daruda dah-ROO-duh
Danfive Xaron DAN-five ZAR-un
Donandar duh-NAN-dahr
Dayzatar dah-ZAE-tar
Dehore dae-HOR-ay
Dehori dee-HOR-ee
Dendara den-DAHR-uh
Donandar duh-NAN-dahr
Dormal DOR-mahl
Drospoly dros-POE-lee
Ehilm EE-hilmE
iritha igh-REE-thuh
Ernalda er-NAHL-duh
Etyries eh-TEER-eez
Eurmal YUR-mahl
Faranar FARR-an-ahrr
Flamal FLAM-ahl
Framanthe fruh-MAN-thuh
Ga GAH
Gagarth guh-GARTH
Gark GARK
Gata GAH-tah
Gbaji g’BAH-jee
Genert GEN-ert
Gerlant GER-lant
Ginna Jar GIN-nuh JAR
Glorantha glor-AN-thuh
Godunya goe-DOON-yah
Golod GOE-lod
Gorakiki GOR-ah-KEE-kee
Gorgorma gor-GOR-mah
Gustbran GUST-bran
Harana Ilor ah-RAH-nah ee-LOR
Heler HEL-er
Himile hih-MEEL
Hobimarong HOE-bee-mah-RONG
Hon-eel hah-NEEL
Hrestol H’RES-tuhl
Humakt HUMKT
Hwarin Dalthippa h’WAH-ren dahl-THIP-uh
Hyalor HIGH-ah-lor
Hykim HIGH-kim
Ikadz EE-kadz
Inora ee-NOR-uh
Iphara ee-FAR-ah
Irripi Ontor i-RIP-ee ON-tor
Issaries IS-sar-eez
Jalakeel JAHK-uh-LEEL
Jeset JEH-set
Jmijie zh’MEE-zheh
Kajaboor KAHZH-ah-bor
Kargan Tor KAR-gan TOR
Keraun kerr-AHN
Kolat KOE-laht
Krarsht KRARSHT
Krjalk kur-JAHLK
Kropa KROH-puh
Kyger Litor KIGH-ger LEE-tor
Lamsabi lam-SAH-bee
Lanbril LAN-bril
Larnste LAHRN-stay
Lhankor Mhy LANK-er MIGH
Lodril LOE-dril
Lokarnos loh-KAR-noes
Lorian LOR-ee-an
Lumavoxoran loom-ah-VOKS-oe-ran
Lux LUKS
Magasta mah-GAH-stah
Mahome mah-HOE-may
Malia MAL-ee-uh
Malkion MAL-kee-on
Manthi MAN-thee
Maran Gor MAH-rahn GOR
Mastakos mah-STAH-koes
Mee Vorala MEE voh-RAH-lah
Metsyla met-SIGH-lah
Mikaday MIK-uh-dae
Mikyh MIK-yuh
Mirintha meer-IN-thah
Molanni moe-LAHN-ee
Mostal MOS-tul
Molokka mol-OK-kuh
Murthdrya murth-DRIGH-ah
Nakala nuh-KAHL-uh
Natea na-TAY-ah
Nelat NEE-lat
Noruma noe-RROO-mah
Nyanka n’YAHNK-uh
Nysalor NIGH-suh-lor
Oakfed OEK-fed
Odayla oe-DAE-lah
Ompalam OM-pah-lom
Orenoar OR-en-OE-ar
Orlanth OR-lanth
Ourania oo-RAEN-ih-yah
Pamalt PAM-ahlt
Paslac PAZ-lak
Phargon FAR-gon
Pocharngo poe-CHARN-goe
Polaris POE-lehr-is
Ragnaglar rag-NAG-lar
Rashoran RAHSH-ohe-ran
Rasout rrah-SOOT
Ratslaff RATS-laf
Saliligor sah-LIL-ih-gor
Seseine seh-SAEN-ay
Selarn sel-ARN
Seolinthur see-ohe-LIN-ther
Shavaya shah-VIGH-ah
Sikkanos sik-KAHN-oes
Slor SLOR
Sokazub SOAK-ah-zub
Styx STIKS
Subere soo-BEER-ee
Swems SWEHMZ
Talor TAE-lor
Teelo Noori TEE-loe NOR-ee
Telask teh-LASK
Thalurzni thal-ERZ-nee
Than THAN
Thanatar THAN-uh-tar
Thed THED
Tholaina thoe-LAEN-ah
Tien t’YEN
Triolina TREE-oe-LEE-nah
Tsankth t’SANKTH
Ty Kora Tek TIGH kor-uh TEK
Tylenea TIGH-len-EE-ah
Uleria yoo-LEHR-ee-ah
Umath OO-math
Umbrol UM-brahl
Vadrus VAE-drus
Valind val-IND
Valkaro VAL-kuh-roe
Valzain val-ZAEN
Vangono vang-GOE-noe
Varchulanga VAR-choo-LANG-gah
Vivamort VEE-vuh-mort
Voria VOR-ee-ah
Vovisibor vo-VEE-si-borr
Vrimak VREE-mak
Wachaza wah-CHAH-zah
Waertag WEHR-tag
Waha WAH-hah
Wakboth WAK-both
Worlath WOR-lath
Xemela zeh-MEL-uh
Xentha ZEN-thah
Xiola Umbar zee-OE-lah UM-bar
Yamsur YAM-sir
Yanafal Tarnils YAHN-uh-fahl TAR-nilz
Yanmorla yan-MORR-lah
Yara Aranis YAH-rah ah-RAHN-is
Yelm YELM
Yelmalio yel-MAL-ee-oe
Yelorna yeh-LOR-nah
Yinkin YING-kin
Zaktirra zak-TEERR-ah
Zaramaka ZAH-rah-MAH-kah
Zong ZONG
Zorak Zoran zoe-RAK zoe-RAN
Zzabur zah-BOOR
Places
Argentium Thri’ile ahr-GENT-ee-um THREE-ee-leh
Dagori Inkarth Da-GOR-ee IN-karth
Dara Happa DAH-ra HAH-pah
Genertela GEN-ert-EL-ah
Jrusteli j’russ-TEL-i
Kralorela KRAY-lor-EL-ah
Pamaltela PAM-ahlt-EL-ah
Tanisor TAN-ih-sor
Umathela OO-math-EL-ah
People
Belintar BEL-in-tar
Delecti di-LEK-tie
