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Pellaeon-Firke Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 4/10/04 2:46pm Subject: Pronounciation guides
	Is there a pronounciation guide out there for the EU? I've gotten into repeated arguements with friends over how to pronounce names like Ooryl, Corran, and Rostek, so I want to find a definitive guide. Is there one on the net, or a thread about it? Any links would be appreciatedm, or heck, we can make up our guide. -----signature----- "I am Revan, greater than all of you clowns. Savior, conqueror, hero, villain. I am all things, and yet I am nothing. In the end I belong to neither the light nor the darkness. And I will forever stand alone." --Genghis12 Gone from 6/20 to 8/8 SFD Judge.
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Darth-Lando Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 4/10/04 2:55pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	I've also gotten into debates about pronunciation. A friend of mine was convinced for a while that Jacen was pronounced "Yak-en". Just dont let George Lucas make the pronunciation guide or else Naboo will be "Nay-boo" and lightsaber will be pronounced "laser sword". -----signature----- "A delayed game is eventually good, a rushed game is bad forever." - Shigeru Miyamoto San Jose Sharks:16-6-4 Defending President's Trophy Winners
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OBIX1 Registered: Oct '02	Date Posted: 4/10/04 7:56pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides - Date Edited: 4/10/04 7:57pm (1 edits total) Edited By: OBIX1
	I pronouce Ooryl- OR-AL and Corran- CORE-ENN. I don't know if that's the official way or not.But that's how I pronuce them anyway. -----signature----- Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9 http://www.gideons.org \| Check out this site for info on Christianity! God Bless!
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LordJoda-181 Title: FanForce CR Columbia, SC USA Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 4/10/04 8:18pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	Ooryl = Or-Al Corran = Core-In Rostek = Ross-Tech This is how I say them, anyways. Joey -----signature----- G-D's. Lvl 7, EUDF Lt. Security Officer Raptus Regalitor Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man. -Don Corelone
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Knight1192 Registered: Feb '00	Date Posted: 4/10/04 9:57pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	Try the New Essential Guide to Characters. It won't have all the characters, but the one's it does have it gives you the pronounciations of their name. -----signature----- Knight1192 Seeker of knowledge Purveyor of history May we all be illuminated by that which we seek Check out the Star Wars theories on my website: http://www.angelfire.com/vi/knight_1192/index.html
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Spacehunter24 Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 4/11/04 1:05am Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	How about that character from THE JEDI ACADEMY TRILOGY that captures Han and Chewie on Kessel? The one whose named is spelled Skynnyykknnyykk or something bizzare like that. And is Kashyykk(sp?) pronounced like Cash-Yik (Yik as in "ick")? That's how I've always pronounced it. -----signature----- Pardon Our Dust: This Signature Is Currently Under Construction Reopening Soon.
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Chiss_Imperial Registered: Feb '04	Date Posted: 4/11/04 12:28pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	Yeah that was odd, I think it was something like Skynyxyxex or Syknykykeknewyx or Syknyxnyxynx or something else with lots of Y's, N's and X's -----signature----- (-o-) (oo) <-o-> (8o8) [-o-] >o< Star Fighters! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Mountain Biking is Fun! Onyx TIE Defender Squadron: ht
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Darth-Lando Registered: Aug '02	Date Posted: 4/11/04 12:36pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	How about the General or whatever who was following Lando around in the Black Fleet Crisis. Pakaplatalat or something. It's a real mouthful. -----signature----- "A delayed game is eventually good, a rushed game is bad forever." - Shigeru Miyamoto San Jose Sharks:16-6-4 Defending President's Trophy Winners
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Spacehunter24 Registered: Jan '03	Date Posted: 4/13/04 8:13pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	This reminds me of a part in Orson Scott Card's book HOW TO WRITE SCIENCE-FICTION AND FANTASY, where he says something like, "If you're going to give your characters unusual, non-Earthbound names, but sure they're pronouncable to a human." haha!! -----signature----- Pardon Our Dust: This Signature Is Currently Under Construction Reopening Soon.
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 4/13/04 9:19pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	Bakura... Back-your-uh, or Buh-core-uh? >> Just dont let George Lucas make the pronunciation guide or else Naboo will be "Nay-boo" and lightsaber will be pronounced "laser sword". -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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Excellence Registered: Jul '02	Date Posted: 4/13/04 9:39pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	English is an idiosyncratic language amalgamated from several other languages. There were two ways of pronouncing Twi'lek in KOTOR. Make up your own pronounciation for words if you have to. It's a vast world and nothing is fixed. I refuse to believe some fool would call Exar Kun Koon (as seen in both New essential guide for characters and KOTOR). You don't say foon or soon for fun and sun, so why is Kun's name specifically done differently? To be exotic? So be exotic yourself. Society are sheep anyway; we'll follow alog whatever is deemed fashionable at the time. -----signature----- Rock-a-by baby, on the treetop, Beaming with pride, the filth they hold, But when the wind blows, my temper implodes, High above a pit, filled with sharkticons, Down will come hardcover addicts, beaming no more. ©
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darthjarjarbinks Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 4/14/04 4:11am Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	There was actually a thread on this AGES ago, not sure if its in the index, but you might want to check. was pretty extensive, as I recall. Here's my take on some aforementioned names... Corran- KOH-ran. Both vowels pronounced in a flat manner. The first as in 'hot'; the second as in 'heron'. I'm australian, however. Ooryl- OO-RILL. Rosstech- ROSS-teck. Kashyyyk- ka-SHEEK. Bakura- bah-KOO-rah. THe first and last vowel sounds again pronounced flatly. And here's just some others that usually pop up in such threads that I'll jump in and deliver my opinion on... C'Baoth- sah-BOW-eth. This is obviously wrong, and Zahn himself pronounces it 'sah-BAY-AHTH'. I can't help it though. noghri - NO-ghree. Second syllable with a hard R sound. bpfassh- b'FASH. Short b. Fey'lya- fe-LEE-ah. Though i tend to say FAY-LYAH. darth lando- "lightsaber will be pronounced "laser sword". haha. thats hilarious! -----signature----- badgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadgerbadger mushroom mushroom
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jawajames Title: Vice President/Chapt er Rep San Diego, CA Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 4/14/04 10:17am Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	hey! i pronounce that dead sithy as Exar Kun (Kun rhymes with moon). it sounds better than kun (rhymes with sun). and definitely better than kyune. btw, Kun is a last name in Hungarian, where it is pronounced koon (rhymes with moon). -----signature----- Prophet of the Church of Waru. "Jawajames, can I have your girlfriend? Please?" - TalonCard and my eye just fell off...
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EH_Pilot Registered: Dec '03	Date Posted: 4/14/04 2:09pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides - Date Edited: 4/14/04 2:10pm (1 edits total) Edited By: EH_Pilot
	Kashyyyk- Cash-ick Corran- Cor-ran C'Baoth- First time I read TTT: Ka-blahf then Ka-bay-off noghri- No-grim bpfassh- Buy-fish Kun- Kun Gamorrean- Every sylable is stressed Jacen- Jankin up until about 6 months ago when I realized it was Jason Zsinj: Vi-singe Coruscant- Corus-can't Pallaeon: Pay-leon Nom Anor: Norm Anor until TFP Byss: Buy-s yslarmina(sp?): zarlamean Karrde: Ka-rod Celchu: Chel-choo Daala: Dolla Qwi Xux(sp?): Kwee Zucks Of course, I also pronounced Saruman Saurum in LOTR, so I guess I don't know much. -----signature----- Pilot of the Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps www.tiecorps.org Golden Ewok™ Recipient x4; Trojan Ewok™ Recipient -Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero-
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The2ndQuest Title: Manager: -Literature -LACWAC -Games Registered: Jan '00	Date Posted: 4/14/04 2:45pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	Yeah, I was also surprised that it was said to be pronounced "Koon" instead of "rhymes with sun". The former sounds silly, IMO. The latter sounds more threatening. -----signature----- "When your future self tells you to do something, YOU DO IT." K'Kruhk, 140 ABY:"Why haven't I come forth earlier to share my Jedi knowledge with Skywalker? Well, it's kinda a long story, see, I had this freaking sweet hat..."
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DantanaSkywalker Title: Manager Emeritus Registered: Apr '02	Date Posted: 4/14/04 2:54pm Subject: RE: Pronounciation guides
	Not saying all of these are right, though many of them are taken from the NEGTC. Emphasis on the CAPS. Kashyyyk My best guess would be KASH'ee'eck Corran CORE-an (it's an Earth name, people, Irish in origin!) C'Baoth suh'BAY'oth noghri NO'gree bpfassh Buh'FASH (I regard the p as silent) Exar Kun ECKS-ar KOON Gamorrean ga'MORE'ee'an Jacen JAY-son (it's Jason, just spelled fancy) Zsinj ZIN'j Coruscant CORE'oo'sahnt (This is in the MOOOO'VEEEES) Pallaeon PAY'lee'on [n]Nom Anor[/b] NOM ah'NORE Byss: BISS ysalamiri EE'sal'uh'MEER'ee Karrde CARD Celchu SEL'choo Daala DAHL'uh Qwi Xux KWEE ZOOz (the x is like in "xylophone" . . . fits since she's into music and stuff) Jaina JAY'nuh Ooryl OOR'ul Rostek ROSS'teck Bakura Bah'kur'uh Fey'lya FAY'lee'uh Kyp Durron KIP DUR'on Plus, pronouncing Kun as "koon" makes sure that accidents don't happen. snicker Dana -----signature----- http://www.kypandjaina.net "I always liked Kyp Durron better, anyway." -- Han Solo H.A.L. 1979-2008. An saol seo, gui duit an saol eile. Congrats, babe. Hope you're still laughing, wherever you are.
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