> On Sat, 28 May 2005 22:15:33 -0700, Sylvia Sotomayor <kelen@...>
>
> wrote:
> >On Saturday 28 May 2005 14:59, 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).
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >
> >I'm lousy at phonetics and phonology, so I'll just say that Kēlen
> >is pronounced with a velar stop (probably not aspirated, but definitely
> >voiceless, a long [e] ( [e:] ? ), [l], short [e], and [n]. I have no idea
> >regarding the stress pattern or much else. Matt Pearson knows how to
> >pronounce it better than I do.
> >-S
>
> I don't know if Matt is reading the list these days, so I'll throw in my 2
> cents. Having heard you, I'd day _your_ pronunciation has middish vowels, a
> little closer to [E] than to [e]. Thus, maybe [kE_r:.lE_rn]. IIRC any
> stress is on the 1st syllable.
>
> Jeff