Pronunciation of Spanish names: Difference between revisions

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English influence

The influence of English altered how Spanish is pronounced in Altierra.

The "th" sound of S became a simple S
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".

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.

Spanish stress rules in brief

Ends in a vowel, -n, or -s → stress falls on the second-to-last syllable (unless marked otherwise).
Ends in any other consonant → stress falls on the last syllable (unless marked otherwise).
A written accent (á é í ó ú) always overrides the above and marks the true stressed syllable.
Stressed syllable is shown in CAPITALS.

List

Word	Pronunciation
Aldonza de Bracamonte	al-DOHN-sa deh brah-kah-MOHN-teh
Abrigada	ah-bree-GAH-dah
agacharse	ah-gah-CHAR-seh
Agraciana	ah-grah-SYAH-nah
Altierra	al-TYEH-rah
Alturión	ahl-too-RYOHN
Alucio	ah-LOO-syoh
Arcipresta Suprema	ar-see-PREHS-tah soo-PREY-mah
Baja	BAH-hah
Bamonte	bah-MOHN-teh
Bestia	BEHS-tyah
Bestia Plena	BEHS-tyah PLEY-nah
Bestia Primera	BEHS-tyah pree-MEY-rah
Beyla	BAY-lah
Bracamunda	brah-kah-MOON-dah
Brisa	BREE-sah
calcendi	kahl-SEHN-dee
Calida	kah-LEE-dah
Casando	kah-SAHN-doh
Cascon	KAHS-kon
castigo	kahs-TEE-goh
Cregan	KREY-gahn
Criada	kree-AH-dah
Custodio	koos-TOH-dyoh
Divara	dee-VAH-rah
Divaran	dee-VAH-rahn
Dómina	DOH-mee-nah
Doncella	don-SEY-yah
Doña	DOH-nyah
Elísal	eh-LEE-sahl
Estrella	ehs-TREY-yah
Fabra	FAH-brah
Farago	fah-RAH-goh
Felisa	feh-LEE-sah
Fiel	FYEHL
Genita	HEH-nee-tah
Guardia	GWAHR-dyah
Illarión	ee-yah-ree-OHN
Iniciador	ee-nee-syah-DOHR
Isla Arbojan	EES-lah ar-BOH-hahn
Jesenia	HEH-SEY-nyah
Kataleya	kah-tah-LEY-yah
Laia	LYE-ah
Laritza	lah-REET-sah
Letanía	leh-tah-NEE-ah
Lluvial	yoo-VYAHL
Lonzo	LOHN-soh
Lunara	loo-NAH-rah
Madesto	mah-DEHS-toh
Maestra	mah-EHS-trah
Maricella	mah-ree-SEY-yah
Mariscal	mah-rees-KAHL
Marivel	mah-ree-VEHL
Mija	MEE-hah
Morada	muh-RAH-dah
Mundumbra	moon-DOOM-brah
Nazaro	nah-SAH-roh
Neiva	NAY-vah
Nena	NEY-nah
Ocaso	uh-KAH-soh
Orolago	uh-ruh-LAH-goh
Ozalla	uh-SAH-yah
Paco	PAH-koh
Pascuala	PAHS-KWAH-lah
Peyrol	pay-ROHL
Platacosta	PLAH-tah-KOHS-tah
Raf	RAHF
Rocosa	ruh-KOH-sah
Rugiente	ROO-HYEHN-teh
Ruvén	roo-VEYN
Sacerdotisa	sah-sehr-duh-TEE-sah
Sirviente	seer-VYEHN-teh
Socorra	suh-KOH-rah
Solvár	sol-VAHR
Sombras	SOHM-brahs
Sometria	suh-MEY-tryah
sumisa	soo-MEE-sah
Tavio	TAH-vyoh
Teniente	teh-NYEHN-teh
Toia	TOY-ah
Umbral	oom-BRAHL
Vallescuro	vah-yehs-KOO-ruh
Velada	veh-LAH-dah
Velessa	veh-LEY-sah
Venerada	veh-neh-RAH-dah
Veridia	veh-REE-dyah
Videlio	vee-DEY-lyoh
Yago	YAH-goh
Yola	YOH-lah
zanja	SAHN-hah

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 ==English influence==
 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.
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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".
-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.
 ==Spanish stress rules in brief==
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 |-
 | Criada || kree-AH-dah
+|-
+| Custodio || koos-TOH-dyoh
 |-
 | Divara || dee-VAH-rah
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 | Divaran || dee-VAH-rahn
 |-
 | Dómina || DOH-mee-nah
 |-
-| Doña || DON-ya
+| Doncella || don-SEY-yah
 |-
-| Doncella || don-SEY-lah
+| Doña || DOH-nyah
 |-
 | Elísal || eh-LEE-sahl
 |-
-| Estrella || ehs-TREY-lah
+| Estrella || ehs-TREY-yah
 |-
 | Fabra || FAH-brah
@@ Line 88: / Line 91: @@
 | Fiel || FYEHL
 |-
-| Genita || heh-NEE-tah
+| Genita || HEH-nee-tah
 |-
 | Guardia || GWAHR-dyah
 |-
-| Illarión || ee-lah-ree-OHN
+| Illarión || ee-yah-ree-OHN
 |-
 | Iniciador || ee-nee-syah-DOHR
@@ Line 98: / Line 101: @@
 | Isla Arbojan || EES-lah ar-BOH-hahn
 |-
-| Jesenia || hen-SEY-nyah
+| Jesenia || HEH-SEY-nyah
 |-
 | Kataleya || kah-tah-LEY-yah
@@ Line 108: / Line 111: @@
 | Letanía || leh-tah-NEE-ah
 |-
-| Lluvial || loo-VYAHL
+| Lluvial || yoo-VYAHL
 |-
 | Lonzo || LOHN-soh
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 | Maestra || mah-EHS-trah
 |-
-| Maricella || mah-ree-SEY-lah
+| Maricella || mah-ree-SEY-yah
-|-
-| Custodio || koos-TOH-dyoh
 |-
 | Mariscal || mah-rees-KAHL
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 | Orolago || uh-ruh-LAH-goh
 |-
-| Ozalla || uh-SAH-lah
+| Ozalla || uh-SAH-yah
 |-
 | Paco || PAH-koh
 |-
-| Pascuala || pahs-KWAH-lah
+| Pascuala || PAHS-KWAH-lah
 |-
 | Peyrol || pay-ROHL
 |-
-| Platacosta || plah-tah-KOHS-tah
+| Platacosta || PLAH-tah-KOHS-tah
 |-
 | Raf || RAHF
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 | Rocosa || ruh-KOH-sah
 |-
-| Rugiente || roo-HYEHN-teh
+| Rugiente || ROO-HYEHN-teh
 |-
 | Ruvén || roo-VEYN
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 | Umbral || oom-BRAHL
 |-
-| Vallescuro || vah-lehs-KOO-roh
+| Vallescuro || vah-yehs-KOO-ruh
 |-
 | Velada || veh-LAH-dah