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
French?
Submitted by emmanuel.ponette on Fri, 24/05/2013 – 09:46.
Any idea on how to pronounce in french? Although we (will) have the books in english, we play in french and pronounce all names the ‘french’ way (with a strong belgian accent…)
Pronunciation
Submitted by Martin Helsdon on Fri, 24/05/2013 – 12:14.
> Any idea on how to pronounce in french?
I suspect that the pronunciations, even though taken from official sources, don’t really reflect ‘actual’ Gloranthan standards, but the versions used in one particular Knowledge Temple. As the names are derived from widely different cultures and even species (and I seriously doubt that a troll has the identical range of vowels and consonants as a human, given the size and shape of the uz mouth and tongue, and their pronunciation probably has components that are subsonic to human hearing) the list provides an artificial guide. Even where the names are from human cultures, I doubt that a speaker of New Pelorian would say them in the same way as, for example, a Theyalan (and then which Theyalan language?). For that matter, even speakers of the same Theyalan language are going to vary wildly by accent and dialect, even between settlements only a dozen miles apart.So, basically, however you want to say them…
Dehori and Dehore
Submitted by RoM on Thu, 23/05/2013 – 10:18.
I wonder if Dehori and Dehore are really pronounced differently.
Dehori and Dehore
Submitted by Martin Helsdon on Thu, 23/05/2013 – 11:07.
I used the glossary in ‘Trollpak’ and the Prosopaedia in ‘Gods of Glorantha’, which may, of course, be out of date.
Submitted by Markmohrfield on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 14:50.
Another typo (though i believe this one was copied from the source): Humakt HUMKT
Humct vs. Humakt
Submitted by Charles on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 21:51.
It may appear ‘obvious’ to us as non-Gloranthans that Humakt and Humct are the same entity. However, to the Orlanthi and the Westerners, it is not at all obvious that they are the same.
To the Orlanthi, Humakt is an honourable but scary deity of death and warriors.
To the Westerners, Humct was a sorcerer who, in his lust for power, explored the powers of death.
Western scholars identify Humct as an Erasanchula, a primal Runic being that predates humankind; Zzabur and Malkion are others. And perhaps some of those scholars would identify Humct and Humakt as one, but it would unlikely be general knowledge among Western warriors and/or peasants.
regards,
Charles
Humakt
Submitted by Martin Helsdon on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 15:18.
It was: from ‘Gods of Glorantha’; ‘Cults of Terror’ gives HEW-makt. As there were differences between the ancient and the renaissance sources in other names, I assumed the newer material would be correct…The online Prosopaedia (which I didn’t know about until today) gives
h’YOO-makt. [[Humakt]]
The exception that proves the rule…
Submitted by Tim Ellis on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 11:05.
Genert GEN-ertGerlant GER-lant … but GEO is pronounced “JOE” … (also Jalakeel JAHK-uh-LEEL should presumably be Jakaleel -> JAHK-uh-LEEL)
Your kidding right?
Submitted by Michael Lewis on Fri, 31/05/2013 – 14:50.
Geo is Joe? As in Joe’s taverns? Your kidding right?
For a long time!
Submitted by Charles on Fri, 31/05/2013 – 20:40.
I can’t remember where I first read that joke, but it has been in (quiet) circulation for many years…
Typos
Submitted by Martin Helsdon on Wed, 22/05/2013 – 12:22.
> also Jalakeel JAHK-uh-LEEL >should presumably be Jakaleel -> JAHK-uh-LEEL
I warned there would be typos. 😎 Whilst I’ve modified my file, there doesn’t seem to be a way of making an edit to the initial post of a thread.
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