Pronunciation of Spanish names - Revision history

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	\| Criada \|\| kree-AH-dah		\| Criada \|\| kree-AH-dah
			\|-
			\| Custodio \|\| koos-TOH-dyoh
	\|-		\|-
	\| Divara \|\| dee-VAH-rah		\| Divara \|\| dee-VAH-rah
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	\| Divaran \|\| dee-VAH-rahn		\| Divaran \|\| dee-VAH-rahn
	\|-		\|-
	\| Dómina \|\| DOH-mee-nah		\| Dómina \|\| DOH-mee-nah
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Doña~~ \|\| ~~DON~~-ya		\| Doncella \|\| don-SEY-yah
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Doncella~~ \|\| ~~don~~-~~SEY-lah~~		\| Doña \|\| DOH-nyah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Elísal \|\| eh-LEE-sahl		\| Elísal \|\| eh-LEE-sahl
	\|-		\|-
	\| Estrella \|\| ehs-TREY-~~lah~~		\| Estrella \|\| ehs-TREY-yah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Fabra \|\| FAH-brah		\| Fabra \|\| FAH-brah
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	\| Fiel \|\| FYEHL		\| Fiel \|\| FYEHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Genita \|\| ~~heh~~-~~NEE~~-tah		\| Genita \|\| HEH-nee-tah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Guardia \|\| GWAHR-dyah		\| Guardia \|\| GWAHR-dyah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Illarión \|\| ee-~~lah~~-ree-OHN		\| Illarión \|\| ee-yah-ree-OHN
	\|-		\|-
	\| Iniciador \|\| ee-nee-syah-DOHR		\| Iniciador \|\| ee-nee-syah-DOHR
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	\| Isla Arbojan \|\| EES-lah ar-BOH-hahn		\| Isla Arbojan \|\| EES-lah ar-BOH-hahn
	\|-		\|-
	\| Jesenia \|\| ~~hen~~-SEY-nyah		\| Jesenia \|\| HEH-SEY-nyah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Kataleya \|\| kah-tah-LEY-yah		\| Kataleya \|\| kah-tah-LEY-yah
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	\| Letanía \|\| leh-tah-NEE-ah		\| Letanía \|\| leh-tah-NEE-ah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Lluvial \|\| ~~loo~~-VYAHL		\| Lluvial \|\| yoo-VYAHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Lonzo \|\| LOHN-soh		\| Lonzo \|\| LOHN-soh
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	\| Maestra \|\| mah-EHS-trah		\| Maestra \|\| mah-EHS-trah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Maricella \|\| mah-ree-SEY-~~lah~~		\| Maricella \|\| mah-ree-SEY-yah
	\|-
	~~\| Custodio \|\| koos-TOH-dyoh~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| Mariscal \|\| mah-rees-KAHL		\| Mariscal \|\| mah-rees-KAHL
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	\| Orolago \|\| uh-ruh-LAH-goh		\| Orolago \|\| uh-ruh-LAH-goh
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ozalla \|\| uh-SAH-~~lah~~		\| Ozalla \|\| uh-SAH-yah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Paco \|\| PAH-koh		\| Paco \|\| PAH-koh
	\|-		\|-
	\| Pascuala \|\| ~~pahs~~-KWAH-lah		\| Pascuala \|\| PAHS-KWAH-lah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Peyrol \|\| pay-ROHL		\| Peyrol \|\| pay-ROHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Platacosta \|\| ~~plah~~-tah-KOHS-tah		\| Platacosta \|\| PLAH-tah-KOHS-tah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Raf \|\| RAHF		\| Raf \|\| RAHF
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	\| Rocosa \|\| ruh-KOH-sah		\| Rocosa \|\| ruh-KOH-sah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Rugiente \|\| ~~roo~~-HYEHN-teh		\| Rugiente \|\| ROO-HYEHN-teh
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ruvén \|\| roo-VEYN		\| Ruvén \|\| roo-VEYN
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	\| Umbral \|\| oom-BRAHL		\| Umbral \|\| oom-BRAHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Vallescuro \|\| vah-~~lehs~~-KOO-~~roh~~		\| Vallescuro \|\| vah-yehs-KOO-ruh
	\|-		\|-
	\| Velada \|\| veh-LAH-dah		\| Velada \|\| veh-LAH-dah

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	==English influence==		==English influence==
	The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.		The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.
	* The "y" sound of double L changed to a simple L
	* The "th" sound of S became a simple S		* The "th" sound of S became a simple S
	* The trilled R becomes a simple R.		* The trilled R becomes a simple R.
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	* O becomes a schwa when unstressed, but an "OH" when stressed, except at the end of a word when it is also "OH".		* O becomes a schwa when unstressed, but an "OH" when stressed, except at the end of a word when it is also "OH".

	A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.		A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning, and the spelling of LL for Y sounds.

	Note that the Spanish accents diacritical marks - the stress accent and the tilde - were retained because writing was more formal than speech, and the Priestesses had more control over its use. Ordinary people might tend to drop the marks in their writing, but the Illarión scribes did not.		Note that the Spanish accents diacritical marks - the stress accent and the tilde - were retained because writing was more formal than speech, and the Priestesses had more control over its use. Ordinary people might tend to drop the marks in their writing, but the Illarión scribes did not.

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	A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.		A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.

			Note that the Spanish accents diacritical marks - the stress accent and the tilde - were retained because writing was more formal than speech, and the Priestesses had more control over its use. Ordinary people might tend to drop the marks in their writing, but the Illarión scribes did not.

	==Spanish stress rules in brief==		==Spanish stress rules in brief==

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	\| Dómina \|\| DOH-mee-nah		\| Dómina \|\| DOH-mee-nah
			\|-
			\| Doña \|\| DON-ya
	\|-		\|-
	\| Doncella \|\| don-SEY-lah		\| Doncella \|\| don-SEY-lah

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	\| calcendi \|\| kahl-SEHN-dee		\| calcendi \|\| kahl-SEHN-dee
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	\| Calida \|\| kah-LEE-dah ~~(or KAH-lee-dah if written "Cálida")~~		\| Calida \|\| kah-LEE-dah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Casando \|\| kah-SAHN-doh		\| Casando \|\| kah-SAHN-doh
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	\| Divaran \|\| dee-VAH-rahn		\| Divaran \|\| dee-VAH-rahn
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Domina~~ \|\| ~~duh-MEE-nah (or~~ DOH-mee-nah ~~if written "Dómina")~~		\| Dómina \|\| DOH-mee-nah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Doncella \|\| don-SEY-lah		\| Doncella \|\| don-SEY-lah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Elísal \|\| eh-LEE-sahl		\| Elísal \|\| eh-LEE-sahl
	\|-
	~~\| Emelia \|\| eh-MEY-lyah~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| Estrella \|\| ehs-TREY-lah		\| Estrella \|\| ehs-TREY-lah
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	\| Fiel \|\| FYEHL		\| Fiel \|\| FYEHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Genita \|\| ~~HEH~~-~~nee~~-tah		\| Genita \|\| heh-NEE-tah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Guardia \|\| GWAHR-dyah		\| Guardia \|\| GWAHR-dyah
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Illarion~~ \|\| ee-~~LAH~~-ree-~~ohn~~		\| Illarión \|\| ee-lah-ree-OHN
	\|-		\|-
	\| Iniciador \|\| ee-nee-syah-DOHR		\| Iniciador \|\| ee-nee-syah-DOHR
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	\| Isla Arbojan \|\| EES-lah ar-BOH-hahn		\| Isla Arbojan \|\| EES-lah ar-BOH-hahn
	\|-		\|-
	\| Jesenia \|\| ~~HEH~~-SEY-nyah		\| Jesenia \|\| hen-SEY-nyah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Kataleya \|\| kah-tah-LEY-yah		\| Kataleya \|\| kah-tah-LEY-yah
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	\| Paco \|\| PAH-koh		\| Paco \|\| PAH-koh
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	\| Pascuala \|\| ~~PAHS~~-KWAH-lah		\| Pascuala \|\| pahs-KWAH-lah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Peyrol \|\| pay-ROHL		\| Peyrol \|\| pay-ROHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Platacosta \|\| ~~PLAH~~-tah-KOHS-tah		\| Platacosta \|\| plah-tah-KOHS-tah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Raf \|\| RAHF		\| Raf \|\| RAHF
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	\| Rocosa \|\| ruh-KOH-sah		\| Rocosa \|\| ruh-KOH-sah
	\|-		\|-
	\| Rugiente \|\| ~~ROO~~-HYEHN-teh		\| Rugiente \|\| roo-HYEHN-teh
	\|-
	~~\| Runagate \|\| RUN-uh-gayt (English, not Spanish)~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| Ruvén \|\| roo-VEYN		\| Ruvén \|\| roo-VEYN
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	\| Umbral \|\| oom-BRAHL		\| Umbral \|\| oom-BRAHL
	\|-		\|-
	\| Vallescuro \|\| vah-lehs-KOO-~~ruh~~		\| Vallescuro \|\| vah-lehs-KOO-roh
	\|-		\|-
	\| Velada \|\| veh-LAH-dah		\| Velada \|\| veh-LAH-dah

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	* The "th" sound of S became a simple S		* The "th" sound of S became a simple S
	* The trilled R becomes a simple R.		* The trilled R becomes a simple R.
			* E becomes "eh" or a schwa when unstressed, but an "AY" when stressed.
			* O becomes a schwa when unstressed, but an "OH" when stressed, except at the end of a word when it is also "OH".

	~~But~~ the hard sound of J and G is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.		A remnant of Spanish is the hard sound of J and G which is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.

	==Spanish stress rules in brief==		==Spanish stress rules in brief==

LairaG at 08:12, 11 September 2026

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			==English influence==
	The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.		The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.
	* The "y" sound of double L changed to a simple L		* The "y" sound of double L changed to a simple L

LairaG at 08:01, 11 September 2026

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	~~Here~~ is a ~~list~~ of ~~many~~ of the ~~Spanish names and words used in Altierra and their pronunciation:~~		The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.
			* The "y" sound of double L changed to a simple L
			* The "th" sound of S became a simple S
			* The trilled R becomes a simple R.

			But the hard sound of J and G is retained so Jesenia is pronounced with a hard "H" at the beginning.

	==Spanish stress rules in brief==		==Spanish stress rules in brief==

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