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Here is a list of many of the Spanish names and words used in Altierra and their pronunciation:
==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==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! 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
|}

Latest revision as of 03:08, 15 September 2026

English influence

[edit]

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

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]
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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