A Pronunciation Guide for THE TRADEPOINT SAGA: REFUGE, AFTERSHOCK, and THE BEREFT
A
Alita te Balamont: uh-LEE-tuh tay BÆL-uh-mont (Æ = ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Amata te Darius: uh-MAH-tuh tay DARE-ee-uss
Anamandasett: ah-nah-mahn-DAH-set
Anderlith: ANN-der-lith
Anthelmin: ann-THELL-min
Arakikani: AH-rah-ki-KAHN-ee
Arn: AHRN (rhymes with ‘yarn’)
Artett Abna-gul: ahr-TET AB-nuh-GULL
astinelle: Æ-sti-nell (Æ = ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Avilar: Æ-vi-lahr (‘A’ as in ‘apple’)
B
bahnt: BAHNT (rhymes with ‘want’)
bayette: bay-ETTE
Beda te Balamont: BAY-duh tay BÆL-uh-mont (Æ = ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
beek: BEEK
Benbatahl: BENN-bah-TAHL
Beng: BENG (rhymes with ‘strength’ w/o the final ‘th’)
benroot: BENN-root
Bentain: ben-TANE
besk: BEHSK (rhymes w/desk)
bessamel: BEH-sah-mell
bima: BEE-mah
Binn: BIN
blayn: BLAYN
borkins: BORR-kinz
Brinlin te Calidane: BRIN-lin tay KÆL-i-dane ( Æ = ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
bromin: BROH-minn
bunkles: BUNG-klz (rhymes with ‘uncles’)
Burlon te Bentain: BRR-lahn tay ben-TANE
Burlon te Laith: BRR-lahn tay LAYTH
C
Calidane: KÆL-i-dane (First syllable rhymes with ‘shall’)
Carbera te Torr: kar-BEHR-uh tay TOR
Cayman te Indirin: KAY-mun tay INN-der-inn
Chappal te Kendar: CHAP-uhl tay KEN-darr
chee: CHEE (Spoken in threes, like “well, well, well”)
Chenna te Laith: CHENN-uh tay LAYTH
Chibi: CHIH-bee (1st syllable is short i like ‘chip’)
chin-bah: CHIN-BAH (syllables equally weighted)
chingee: CHIN-jee
choff: CHOFF (rhymes with ‘off’)
chronorb: KROH-norb
chupala: chew-PAH-lah
Cirin te K’lar: KEER-in tay k’LAHR (1st syllable rhymes w ‘near,’ last syllable rhymes with ‘far’)
citqua: SIT-kwah
crabe: KRABE
crissinth: krih-SINTH
Crovek te Balamont: KROH-veck tay BÆL-uh-mont (Æ = ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
D
Dabin te Indirin: DAY-bin tay INN-der-inn
Dard te Avilar: DARD (rhymes with ‘hard’) tay Æ-vi-lar (Æ = ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
darderry: DARR-duh-ree
dariiseri: DAIR-i-SAIR-ee (1st & 3rd syllable rhyme w/’hair’)
Dedelon: DEH-duh-luhn
Deldora: del-DORR-uh
Demni: DEHM-nee
desh: DESH (rhymes with ‘fresh’)
Devik te Shelahn: DEH-vik tay shuh-LAHN
didana idia: di-DAHN-ah ID-ee-ah
Di-gul: DYE-gull
dimbrel: DIM-brull
Dint te Darius: DINT (rhymes w/flint) tay DARE-ee-uss
distii: DISS-tee
d’limten: duh-LIM-ten
Doboro te K’lar: DOH-buh-roh tay k’LAHR
dok-watorn: DAHK-WAH–TORN (syllables equally weighted)
dorada: doh-RAH-dah
doro: DOH-roh
Dreff te Balamont: Drehff (rhymes with ‘Jeff’) tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Duv: DUV (the vowel sound rhymes with ‘book’)
dydanin: dye-DAN-in (rhymes with ‘my-FAN-in’)
E
Edin te K’lar: EE-din tay k’LAHR
Egilene te Fliss: EGG-i-leen tay FLISS (rhyme with ‘kiss’)
Elander te Balamont: ee-LAND-er (rhymes w/ ‘meander’) tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = ‘a’ in ‘apt’)
Ellis te Vell: ELL-iss (rhymes w/jealous) tay VELL (rhymes w/bell)
Er-gul: URR-gull
Estin te Balamont: EHST-inn tay Bæl-uh-mont (æ pronounced like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
F
faralat: FAIR-uh-latt
felk: FELK (rhymes with ‘elk’)
Fennin te Shelahn: FEHN-in tay shuh-LAHN
Figg: FIG (pronounced just like the fruit)
flagle: FLAY-gull
F’lala: fuh-LAH-luh
Florrik te Calidane: FLOR-ick tay Kæl-i-dayn
Frake te Santelle: FRAYK tay san-TELL
G
galenberry: GAY-lenn-bair-ee
galens: GAY-lenz
Gara: GAH-rah (Shodekekeen pronunciation of ‘Ingarra’)
garamog: GAH-rah-mawg
geddel: GEH-dull (hard ‘G,’ rhymes with ‘meddle’)
gegitt: GEGG-it (First syllable starts w/hard g, rhymes w/‘egg’)
giessen: GEE-sun (Hard G, like ‘geese’)
ginglin: GING-glin (Hard ‘g’ starts both syllables, like ‘gun.’ First syllable rhymes with ‘ring.’)
glim: GLIM (rhymes with ‘dim’)
glinn: GLIN (rhymes with ‘grin’)
Gof: GAWF (rhymes with ‘cough’)
Gredin te Balamont: GREH-dn mont (rhymes w/‘redden’) tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = ‘a’ in ‘apt’)
griimoni: gri-MOH-nee (short i as in ‘it’, long O, long E)
g’ril: guh-RILL (same as first two syllables of ‘gorilla’)
Grrdin: GRRR-dn (Shodekekeen pronunciation of ‘Gredin’)
gyfte: GIFT
H
havonii: hah-VOH-nee
Hayla te K’lar: HAY-lah tay k’LAHR
Hesch: HESH (rhymes with ‘mesh’)
Heschanda: heh-SHAHN-dah
Hetamar: HETT-uh-marr (first syllable rhymes with ‘jet’)
hlao: HLOW (Voice the ‘h.’ Rhymes with ‘brown cow’)
hlaoling: HLAO-ling
hlette: HLET (Voice the h. Rhymes with ‘met’)
hlinga: HLING-guh (Voice the ‘h.’ Rhymes with Scandinavian name Inga.)
Horbil te K’lar: HORR-bull tay k’LAHR
horvin: HORR-vin
I
Ibbin te Balamont: IB-in tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
ildarian: ill-DAHR-ee-uhn
ilian: ILL-ee-uhn
Ilthet te Fliss: ILL-thet tay FLISS (rhyme with ‘kiss’)
Ingarra te Balamont: In-GAR-uh (hard ‘g,’ rhymes/ ‘car’) tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = ‘a’ in ‘apt’)
Inthil te Bentain: IN-thull tay ben-TANE
J
Jallaina te Shelahn: juh-LAY-nuh tay shuh-LAHN
jelimar: JEH-li-marr
Jentana te Bentain: jenn-TAH-nah tay ben-TANE
Jostan: JAH-stun
Joth: JAHTH (like the ‘a’ in ‘father’)
Jothell: JAH-thull
Julen te Balamont: JOO-lin tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
K
kamesta: kuh-MESS-tuh
kardin: KAR-din (rhymes with ‘garden’)
Keegan te Fliss: KEE-gun tay FLISS (rhymes with ‘kiss’)
kegitt: KEH-git
kekeli: KEHK-ell-ee
kekitt: KEKK-it (First syllable rhymes w/’heck’)
Kendar: KEN-darr
Khest te Bentain: KEST tay ben-TANE
Kikaradd: KICK-ah-rahd
kilam: KILL-um
kippi: KIPP-ee
krag: KRAYG (rhymes w/plague)
krenks: KRENGKS
kuma: KOO-mah
L
Laith: LAYTH
Leel te Fliss: LEEL (rhymes w/feel) tay FLISS (rhymes with ‘kiss’)
lentz: LENTZ (rhymes with ‘pence’)
liipraaten: lih-PRAY-ten
Likal te Bentain: LYE-kull (rhymes with Michael) tay ben-TANE
Lillig te Kendar: LILL-ig tay KEN-darr
lissanthel: lye-SANN-thell
Lor-gul: LORR-gull
lumik: LOO-mick
luminth: LOO-minth
M
maartza(s): MART-zah (plural: MART-zahz)
Majaya: muh-JYE-uh (Middle syllable rhymes with ‘fly’)
maju-mako: MAH-joo-MAH-koh
Mallar te Calidane: MÆ-lahr tay KÆL-i-dane ( Æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Mamora/Mamoran: muh-MORR-uh / muh-MORR-uhn
manzell: mann-ZELL
Marakett te Balamont: MAH-rah-kett tay Bæl-uh-mont (æ like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Marin te Torr: MAIR-inn (rhymes w/‘barren’) tay TORR
merjins: MERR-jinz
Mellian: MEHL-ee-un
miichli: MEECH-lee
minui: MEEN-you-EE
Miri te Kendar: MIRR-ee (rhymes with ‘cheery’) tay KEN-darr
Mistilan te Avilar: MIST-i-lahn tay A-vi-lahr (‘A’ as in ‘apple’)
morg: MORGUE
Murnn: MRRN (rhymes with ‘learn’)
N
Nairn: NAIRN (rhymes with Scottish word ‘bairn’)
Nargo: NAHR-goh
Naria te Bentain: NARR-ee-uh tay ben-TANE
Neeth te Darius: NEETH tay DARE-ee-uss
nelfi: NELL-fee
nepp: NEPP (rhymes with ‘step’)
nifflin: NIFF-lin (short i in both syllables, as in Rin Tin Tin)
Nikbik: NICK-bick
Nitikikani: ni-ti-ki-KAHN-ee (Short ‘i’ like ‘it’ for first three syllables)
Norian te Kendar: NORR-ee-uhn tay KENN-darr
Nunellin te Vell: new-NELL-in tay VELL
Nur: NERR (rhymes with ‘blur’)
O
Octasectoriana: OK-ta-sek-TOR-ee-AH-nuh
Odoro: OH-duh-roh
Olifan: AH-liff-ann
olivan: OH-li-van
ombiri: ahm-BEER-ee
Orifam: ORR-i-fæm (Æ as in ‘apple’ or ‘shall’)
Osla te Kendar: AHS-luh tay KEN-darr
Ovek te Torr: OH-veck tay TOR
P
Palla te Laith: PÆL-uh tay LAYTH (First syllable of first name rhymes w/shall)
Palomar: PÆL-uh-marr (Æ as in ‘apple’ or ‘shall’)
Palomari: PÆL-oh-MAR-ee (æ = ‘a’ in apple, ‘mar’ rhymes with ‘star’)
patsina: pat-SEE-nuh
Payt te Laith: PATE tay LAYTH
Petron te Balamont: PEH-trahn tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ pronounced like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Pilain: pill-LAYN
pimar: PEE-mahr
Pipla te Bentain: PIP-lah tay ben-TANE
piprill: PIP-prill (short i in both syllables)
placrim: PLÆ-krim ( ( æ pronounced like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Pleet: PLEET
pletkin: PLEHT-kin
Plithik te Kendar: PLITH-ick tay KEN-darr
Polpethtira : puhl-PETH-tuh-rah
Pord: POURED (rhymes with ‘board’)
Portamara : POR-tuh-MARR-uh
praaten: PRAY-ten
pravelin: PRÆ-vuh-linn ( æ like ‘a’ in apple)
Prett: PREHT (rhymes with ‘vet’)
Prettian: PREHT-ee-uhn
Prettig: PREH-tig (hard ‘G’)
Q
Q’iari: key-AH-ree
R
Ragar: RAY-gahr
Rangh: RAHNG (Consonants like ‘wrong’ but the vowel sound is ‘ah’)
ranomen: ræ-NOH-men ( æ like ‘a’ in apple)
Ravor te Vell: RAY-vorr tay VELL
Refik te Balamont: reh-FEEK tay Bæl-uh-mont (æ like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Reller te Bentain: REH-ler tay ben-TANE
Relling: RELL-ing
Rig te Indirin: RIGG tay INN-der-inn
Riga te Balamont: REE-gah tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ pronounced like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
rista: RIST-uh
Rodorno / Rodornan: ruh-DORR-no / ruh-DORR-nan
roin: ROH-inn
rostti: RAW-stee
Rugen te Torr: ROO-gehn (hard g) tay TORR
ruparo: roo-PARR-oh
S
Salderon te Indirin: SÆL-duh-ronn tay INN-der-inn ( æ pronounced like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
sama: SAH-mah
Sarson te Vell: SAHR-sun tay VELL
sect: SEKT (rhymes with ‘wrecked’)
sectora: seck-TORR-uh
seela: SEE-lah
Shamkalak Urmo Memelo: SHAHM-kah-lahk ERR-moh MEH-muh-loh
Shamka: SHAHMMM-kuh (First syllable rhymes w/’bomb’) M drawn out
Shen-gul: SHENN-gull
Shoal te Avilar: SHOLE tay A-vi-lahr (‘A’ as in ‘apple’)
Shodekekeen: SHOW-duh-kuh-KEEN
Sholif: SHOH-liff
Silandra te Bentain: sil-AHN-druh tay ben-TANE
Sill te Torr: SILL tay TOR (rhymes with ‘floor’)
Simati Dobria: si-MAH-tee DOH-bree-uh
sitka: SITT-kah
spangin: SPANG-gin (hard ‘g’ at start of second syllable)
Sprygale: SPRY-gale (first syllable rhymes with ‘spy’)
Sprygalians: spry-GAY-lee-anz (first syllable rhymes with ‘spy’)
stezzin: STETZ-inn
Streth: STREHTH
stretz: STREHTZ
Sulian te Avilar: SOO-lee-un tay A-vi-lahr (‘A’ as in ‘apple’)
T
ta’ak: tah-AHK
tadema: tah-DAY-mah
Tay-gul: TAY-gull
teslan: TEZ-lahn (first syllable rhymes with ‘yes’)
Tetarrin: TEH-tar-rinn
Tetralanna te Balamont: teh-truh-LAHN-ah tay Bæl-uh-mont ( æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Thalken: THAWL-kin
tharaman: THAIR-uh-mun
Tharnin te Balamont: THAHR-nin tay Bæl-uh-mont (æ like the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
tikbata: tick-BAH-tah
timte: TIMM-tee
tindala: tin-DAH-luh
tinka: TING-ka (1st syllable rhymes with ‘thing’)
tinta: TEEN-tah
Tirwin te Darius: TRR-win tay DAIR-ee-us
toro-maka: TOH-roh-MAH-kah
Torr: TOR (rhymes with ‘store’)
toto: TOH-toh
Trafin te Calidane: TRÆ-finn tay KÆL-i-dane ( Æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Tremena: treh-MEE-nuh
Trethen te Balamont: TREH-then tay Bæl-uh-mont
Trisectoriana: TRY-seck-TORR-ee-AH-nah
U
Ulin te Laith: YOU-linn tay LAYTH
Ulm te Kendar: UHLM tay KEN-darr
Unter te Balamont: OON-ter tay Bæl-uh-mont
V
vaida-maki: VAY-duh-MAH-kee
Vandi te Bentain: VÆN-dee tay ben-TAYN ( Æ = the ‘a’ in ‘apple’)
Venna: VEHN-uh (first syllable rhymes with ‘hen’)
Vennan: VEHN-nun (first syllable rhymes with ‘hen’)
Vokastra: voh-KASS-truh (middle syllable rhymes with ‘class’)
vokes: VOKS (long o, rhymes with ‘pokes’)
W
Wilra: WILL-ruh
Wyve: WIVE (rhymes with ‘jive’)
Y
Yaylay: YAY-lay
Yebda: YEB-duh
Yohn te Avilar: YOHN (rhymes w/ phone) tay A-vi-lahr (‘A’ as in ‘apple’)
Z
Zanther te Kendar: ZANN-ther (rhymes with ‘panther’) tay KEN-darr
Zrach: ZRAHK
