Re: REQUEST: How to Pronounce Your Conlang's Name

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Arthaey Angosii wrote:

> I'm adding the question "How do I pronounce the name of conlang X?" to my FAQ:
>
>     http://conlang.arthaey.com/faq.html
>
> This is a hard thing to search the archives for, so I'm asking for
> submissions. Just send me (and/or the list)
>
>     * your conlang's name
>     * CXS pronunciation
>
> You don't need to sent me the Unicode (but if you *really* want to,
> use the entity codes, please).
<delurks>
Boringly, boringly simple.

Térnaru
[te:r.'na:.ru] (stress on the second syllable causes it to lengthen).
If I'm being lazy when I'm pronouncing it, it gets reduced to [t4n'aru],
the [4] ending up acting as a vowel. I think this is how J. Lidu Térnari
would pronounce it and the one given above is the received one.

Eretas
['e:.re:.tas]
The phonology of the language is simple, except when it comes to stress
and vowel length. The rule is that syllable (or rather, mora) has equal
length, more or less. "Short" morae (those with onset and coda
consonants) have short vowels, though none are reduced (IIRC) to schwas.
"Long" ones (those without an onset, code, or both)  have long vowels.
Those that consist of only a vowel will usually end up stressed.

a-Illyar
[a Il:.'ja:R]
Yup, that's [R], and that's a long [l]. It's supposed to sound
simultaneously pretty and ugly: vampire language. :-)

Brasaelig
[bra'ze:lic], or as I end up pronouncing it, [b4&'ze:lIc].
If you're saying it, say it kinda like you're the Swedish Chef.

There's others, but they're not terribly interesting.
</delurk>

K.

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