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Title: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: Tytor on February 15, 2020, 01:48:59 AM

Now for something completely different.

I have long found myself wondering how others pronounce the names of their nations.  Since we don't generally have audio of the names unique to Mundus being spoken aloud, I feel that a formal pronunciation guide is in order.  Accordingly, I have created this thread with the idea that we can all contribute with how we pronounce the names we use, both on a national level and on more local ones.  These can be taken as the generally accepted pronunciations of these words as spoken by locals.  Bonus points if pronunciation is different between English and whatever language is dominant in the country.

I shall begin.

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All pronunciations are in English unless otherwise noted.

Tytor: TIE-tore
Tytorian: tie-TORE-ee-un
Tytoric: tie-TORE-ick
Tsargrad: ZAR-grad (rhymes with "dad")
Williamshaven: WILL-ee-ums-hay-vin
Tarrenburg: TARE-in-burg
Aquilae: AH-kwi-lay
Decapolis: dih-KAP-uh-lis (alternatively day-KAP-uh-lis)

Ubakasa: oo-buh-KAH-suh
Ubakasan: oo-buh-KAH-sun
Kalabuto: kal-uh-BOO-toe
Mwangi: MWAHN-gee
Mauxi: MAUK-see (first vowel-sound rhymes with "how")

Centralia: sin-TRAIL-ee-uh (rhymes with "Australia")
Centralian: sin-TRAIL-ee-un
Mazeltovia: mazz-ul-TOVE-yuh
(Additional Centralian pronunciations to be added later.)

Title: Re: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: Beatrice on February 15, 2020, 02:01:29 AM

Rokkenjima: Rouk-en-gee-ma
Rokkenjiman: Rouk-en-gee-man
Pyrettania: Pie-rhe-tan-ea

Title: Re: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: Admiral Taiwanpenguin on February 15, 2020, 04:22:27 AM

SICR:Same as you would pronounce it regularly, Seh-cund Emper-ee-ahl chih-nee-s Ree-pub-lick
Dragonaii: Dra-gun-ai
Dragoni: Dra-go-nee
Nanjing: Nan-Jeen
Hualu: Hu-wa-Loo

Heisen-Dumingjia: High-sen Do-meen-jiya
Altreich: Ahlt-rie-ck
Eltenbacht: El-ten-bau-ckt
Blut-Himmel Stadt: Bloot-Him-mel-Stahd-t
Helte: Hell-teh
Wandu-Essen: Wahn-do Ess-ehn

Heisen-Draumer: High-sehn Draw-mehr
Er'Mingtua: Ehr-Meen-To-wa
Ganxi: Gahn-shi
Baxi'Dinguo: Bah-shi Deen-guh-woh

(Note: I bitterly regret how I named this two years ago, it sounds so pretentious now I read it.)

Title: Re: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: fuwapanzer on February 15, 2020, 05:49:52 AM

New Derusmia: Nyoo Deh-ru-smiya (alternatively, Nyoo Deh-ru-smya)

Concordia: Con-cord-iya
Langküst: Lang-kuyst
Wöhlküst: Woll-kuyst
Süden Territories: Suy-den Ter-it-torr-ees
Nordheit: Nord-high-st

Metria: Met-reeya
Erejen: E-re-jen
New Kaunderstein: Nyoo Kao-ndersteen

Title: Re: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: CGJ on February 15, 2020, 11:44:31 AM

Dartfordia
Dar-for-dee-a

Title: Re: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: Xaeth on February 15, 2020, 06:14:02 PM

Kinkhn: KEEN-koon
Kinkhnland: KEEN-koon-land

Title: Re: Mundus Pronunciation Guide
Post by: Ryan on August 19, 2021, 06:17:18 PM

Ragha: Rah-ghah (for proper pronunciation, gh is pronounced like غ)
Vaslekar: Vas-leh-kahr
Posil: Poh-seel
Tazhrian: Tahzh-ree-an/in
Jezmani: Jehz-mah-nee
Zahari: Zah-hahr-ee
Narseh: Nahr-seh
Lirvan: Leer-vahn
Narsehshar: Nahr-seh-shar