israel8491 she/her Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 How are all the names pronounced? when listening to the Splitercast Reads I noticed that Feathers pronounced many names differently than I do. A-do-lin: A as in apple, stress on the first syllable Re-NAR-in SA-dee-us shuh-LAHN Syl: pronounced like 'window sill' Tyn: pronounced like 'tin can' KAL-uh-din Also, I've heard Jasnah's name pronounced with a 'Y' in the place of the 'J.' Where did that come from? Opinions? It would be really nice if Sanderson had a pronunciation guide. 3
Delightful Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Brandon's general attitude is 'pronounce it how you like,' but I think you're looking for this thread. 1
Bloodfalcon he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 Brandon does have a pronunciation guide that he gives to Kate Reading and Michael Kramer, the orators who read the audiobooks, but he said that even they change things sometimes. As mentioned, his stance is that they are open to interpretation. 2
Fifth of Daybreak he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 At the signing I went to he really stressed that 25% of the creative process is you the reader filling in the gaps (how characters look and sound, and how the names are pronounced.) To this day I think Feruchemist should be pronounced Fir-ro-shem-ist, just because that sounds really cool to me.
Argent he/him Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 In-world, at least in Alethkar and Jah Kaved, J is pronounced s Y, at least in the beginning of the word. Jasnah, Jezrien, Jah Kaved - all those start with a ya / ye sound. But @Delightful is right, of course, Brandon has been saying for ages that he doesn't care how we pronounce the names.
Windshard Posted March 26, 2014 Posted March 26, 2014 I've heard Brandon pronounce Jasnah with a /y/ in his reading of the WoR prologue, and in WoR " “Kaladin?” The voice was Rock’s, with his distinctive Horneater accent. He pronounced the name “kal-ah-deen,” instead of the normal “kal-a-din.” " so it looks like you say it with a Horneater accent which is totally okay. Brandon is chill. 1
Delightful Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 " “Kaladin?” The voice was Rock’s, with his distinctive Horneater accent. He pronounced the name “kal-ah-deen,” instead of the normal “kal-a-din.” " so it looks like you say it with a Horneater accent which is totally okay. Brandon is chill. It's also totally ok if you happen to be a Horneater 3
Windshard Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 It's also totally ok if you happen to be a Horneater Indeed. 3
KamorianKandra he/him Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 I have always pronounced Jasnah with a Y. I also pronounce Sadeas like Sa-day-us, and Renarin like Ren-uh-rin. 1
StormingTexan he/him Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 On thing that slightly bothered me in the audio version is Kate and Michael pronounce Sadeas name different but that is the only one I can remember so pretty consistent none the less. 2
FeatherWriter she/her Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 There's actually another thread about pronunciations going on right now, and I went ahead and threw down a pronunciation guide in that one. (Also, I love hearing that people have listened to Splintercast. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.) 1
Emily she/her Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 On 27/03/2014 at 1:46 AM, Argent said: In-world, at least in Alethkar and Jah Kaved, J is pronounced s Y, at least in the beginning of the word. Jasnah, Jezrien, Jah Kaved - all those start with a ya / ye sound. But @Delightful is right, of course, Brandon has been saying for ages that he doesn't care how we pronounce the names. However, in old Alethi, the J makes a J sound. This leads the prelude and one interlude on WoR in particular to have JES-ree-en, rather than YES-ree-en.
Arash.F he/him Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) Does anyone know how to pronounce Re-Shephir? Is is (ree)-she(f)ir? Like "replay"?! Edited February 3, 2018 by Arash.F
Alderant she/her Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 On 2/3/2018 at 7:31 AM, Arash.F said: Does anyone know how to pronounce Re-Shephir? Is is (ree)-she(f)ir? Like "replay"?! I've always pronounced it "ray shuh FEER" 2
Arash.F he/him Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 8:11 PM, Alderant said: I've always pronounced it "ray shuh FEER" So much difference! I do it wrong?! Are the any WOB on this topic since 2014? I read previous cmts, but i see that they are from 3 years ago.
The One Who Connects he/him Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Meanwhile I pronounce it like this: reh ("eh" with an "r," basically) chef - fear (imagine them combined with only one "f")
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