The Pronunciation Guide
THE ROOTS OF CHAOS
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By popular request, the official pronunciation guide for the Roots of Chaos series.
The names are chiefly drawn from extinct and archaic languages, but represent fictional ones, which grew out of different cultural and historical circumstances – consequently, letters and diphthongs are not always pronounced in exactly the same way as their real-world touchstones.
There is some variation in pronunciation across the Roots of Chaos world, e.g. the Mentish name Truyde can be pronounced as either trood or troo-deh, depending on the province; similarly, the Hróthi surname Hraustr can be either hrow-ster or hroy-ster. The listed pronunciations are either the most common (for place names) or the one the specific character prefers.
The use of italics indicates the syllable that should be stressed.
THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE
Characters
Aleidine Teldan utt Kantmarkt • ah-lay-deen tell-dan at kant-markt
Annes Beck • ah-nez beck
Aralaq • ah-ruh-lack
Arbella Glen • ar-bell-uh glen
Aubrecht Lievelyn • ow-brekt lee-veh-lin
Bedona • beh-doe-nuh
Betriese • bet-reece
Carnelian • car-nee-lee-un
Chassar uq-Ispad • kah-sar ook iss-pad
Clarent • klah-runt
Cleolind Onjenyu • clee-oh-lind on-jen-yoo
Dumusa • doo-moo-suh
Ead Duryan • eed dure-ee-un
Eadaz uq-Nara • ay-daz ook nar-uh
Ermuna • er-mew-nuh
Estina Melaugo • eh-stee-nuh mell-ow-go
Fýredel • fear-uh-dell
Gautfred Plume • gort-fred ploom
Ghonra • gone-ruh
Gian Harlowe • jyan har-low
Igrain • ig-rain
Jannart utt Zeedeur • jan-art at zay-dure
Jantar Taumargam • jan-tar tor-mar-gum
Kagudo • kah-goo-doe
Kalyba • kah-lih-buh
Kanperu • kan-puh-roo
Karlsten • carl-stun
Katryen Withy • kat-ree-un with-ee
Kwiriki • kwi-rik-ee
Ishari • ish-ah-ree
Jondu du Ishruka uq-Nara • jon-doo doo ish-roo-kuh ook nar-uh
Laya Yidagé • lay-uh yid-ag-ay
Leovart • lay-oh-vart
Linora Payling • lin-or-uh pay-ling
Marosa Vetalda • ma-roe-suh veh-tal-duh
Margret • mar-grut
Miduchi Tané • mih-doo-chee tan-eh
Mita Yedanya • mee-tuh yed-an-yuh
Moyaka Eizaru • moy-ah-kuh ay-zah-roo
Nairuj • nigh-rooj
Nayimathun • nigh-ee-muh-thoon
Neporo • neh-pore-oh
Niclays Roos • nick-lace rose
Oliva Marchyn • oll-eye-vuh march-in
Orsul • or-soul
Oscarde • oss-card
Purumé • puh-roo-may
Priessa Yelarigas • pree-ess-uh yell-ah-ree-gas
Raunus Hraustr • row-nus hrow-ster
Rosarian • roe-zar-ee-un
Roslain Crest • roz-lane crest
Sabran Berethnet • sab-run bear-eth-net
Sahar • sah-har
Saiyma • sigh-muh
Sarsun • sar-soon
Selinu • sell-in-ooh
Seyton Combe • see-tun comb
Sigoso • sig-oh-so
Siyati • see-yar-tee
Susa • soo-suh
Tallys • tallis
Triam Sulyard • tree-am sool-yard
Triam Sulyard • tree-am sool-yard
Turosa • tur-oh-suh
Truyde • trood
Valeysa • val-ay-suh
Vara • vah-rah
Wilstan Fynch • will-stun finch
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Places
Ampiki • am-pick-ee
Ascalon • as-kuh-lon
Cárscaro • kar-scuh-roe
Córvugar • core-voo-gar
Ersyr • er-sear
Ginura • gin-ure-uh
Halgalant • hall-gall-ant
Hróth • h-roth
Inys • inn-iss
Inysca • inn-iss-kuh
Kawontay • kah-won-tay
Lasia • lace-ee-uh
Mentendon • men-ten-dun
Nzene • nuh-zeen
Orisima • or-iss-ee-muh
Ostendeur • oss-ten-dure
Perunta • peh-roon-tuh
Rauca • raw-kuh
Rumelabar • roo-mell-uh-bar
Seiiki • say-ee-kee
Sepul • seh-pull
Yikala • yih-kah-luh
Yscalin • iss-kuh-lin
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OTHER
Amphiptere • am-fip-teer
Ichneumon • ick-new-mon
Jaculi • jack-you-lee
Wyrm • worm
Wyvern • why-vern
A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT
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Characters
Adeliza afa Dáura • ah-deh-lee-zuh aff-uh dow-ruh
Anyso • ah-nee-so
Apaya • ah-pie-uh
Arkoro • koe-zul ar-core-oh
Bardholt Hraustr • bard-holt hrow-ster
Canthe • can-thee
Dedalagun • day-dal-uh-goon
Ebanth Lievelyn • ebb-anth lee-veh-lin
Einlek • ine-leck
Esbar • ez-bar
Eydag • ay-dag
Furtia • fur-tee-uh
Gashan Janudin • gash-un jan-uh-din
Gedali • ged-ar-lee
Glorian • glore-ee-un
Guma • goo-muh
Harkanar • har-kuh-nar
Helisent • hell-iss-unt
Heryon Vattenvarg • her-yun vatt-un-varg
Hidat • heed-at
Imsurin • im-soor-in
Izi Tamuten • izz-ee tam-oo-ten
Jeda • yed-uh¹
Jorodu • jour-odd-ooh
Julain • joo-lane
Kanifa • kan-if-uh
Kediko • ked-ick-oh
Kozul • koe-zul
Kiprun • kip-rune
Kuposa pa Nikeya • koo-poe-suh pah nick-ay-uh
Liru • lih-roo
Lukiri • loo-keer-ee
Noziken pa Dumai • noh-zee-ken pah doo-my
Tunuva Melim • tuh-noo-vuh mee-lim
Regny • reg-nee
Robart Eller • rob-art ell-uh
Saghul • sag-ool
Sauma • sow-muh
Siyu • see-you
Skiri • skih-ree
Suttu • soo-too
Suzumai • soo-zoo-my
Unora • ooh-nore-uh
Thrit • th-rit
Verthing • ver-thing
Washtu • wash-too
Wulfert Glenn • wolf-ert glen
Yelini • yell-ee-nee
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Places
Antuma • an-too-muh
Askrdal • as-kuh-dul
Brhazat • brah-zat
Brygstad • brig-stad
Carmentum • car-men-tum
Cenning Moor • kenn-ing more
Edin • ee-din
Eldyng • ell-ding
Kárkaro • kar-kuh-roe
Ipyeda • ip-yed-uh
Isborg • iss-borg
Jrhanyam • jer-an-yum
Márevarr • more-eh-var
Mozom Alph • mow (to rhyme with ‘slow’)-zom alf
Ninuru • nin-uh-roo
Ófandauth • off-un-dowth
Svartal • svar-tul
Taugran • tor-grun
Thisunath • tiss-ooh-nath
Uramyesi • ure-am-yeh-see
Yeltalay • yell-tuh-lay
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Other
Dwyn • dwin
Ophiotaur • oh-fee-uh-tour
Issýn • iss-een
AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS
Characters
Aryete • ar-yet-ay
Bartian Feyalda • bar-tee-un fey-al-duh
Clothild Lievelyn • kloh-teeld lee-veh-lin
Ermendo Vuleydres • er-men-doe vuh-lay-drez
Erbevez • er-buh-vez
Denarva • den-ar-vuh
Fralet • frah-let dab-uh-non
Gaspart • gas-part
Gastaldo Yelarigas • gas-tal-doe yell-ah-ree-gas
Halassa • ha-lass-uh
Henselt • hen-selt
Kathel • kath-ul
Idreiga • id-ray-guh
Isalarico • iss-al-ah-rik-oh
Lesken • less-kun
Liuthe • lee-ooth-uh
Liyat • lee-yat
Lusua • loo-soo-uh
Oderica • oh-deh-rik-uh
Orentico • or-ren-ti-koe
Ókyrr • o-keer
Rozaria • roe-zar-ee-uh
Ruzio Afleytan • roo-zee-oh af-lay-tahn
Paltar • pal-tar
Sahar Taumargam • sa-har tor-mar-gum
Sennera • sen-air-uh
Skuldir Vatten • school-deer vat-un
Suylos • soy-loss
Ussindo • ooh-sin-doe
Viterica • vit-eh-rick-uh
Yscabel • iss-kuh-bell
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Places
Abraba • ab-ra-buh
Afelayanda • af-ell-ay-and-uh
Aperio • uh-pear-ee-oh
Fruma • froo-muh
Gáuria • gow-ree-uh
Gloriza • glor-ee-zuh
Groneyso • gron-ay-so
Gulthuga • gull-tha-guh
Ortégardes • or-teh-gar-dez
Oryzon • or-ee-zon
Samana • sah-mah-nah
Triyenas • tree-eh-nuz
Tundana • tuhn-dah-nuh
Vazuva • va-zoo-vuh
Vatana • va-tah-nuh
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Other
Culebreya • dwin
Pardic • pard-ick
Vardya • var-dyuh
Notes
¹ Jeda would be pronounced jed-uh – with a hard j, as in jam – in modern Lasia, but Esbar prefers the archaic pronunciation that would have been used by Queen Jeda of Taano State.