Authors: Adolfo Garza Jr.
Note: The IPA symbols listed below may not render properly on all eReaders, particularly older models. Other than e, the symbols are part of the IPA Extensions and Combining Diacritical Marks font subsets. A PDF version of this appendix will be available on the author’s blog for as long as possible. A link to the blog is included in the About the Author section.
International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols
ɪː - Long E, as in eel, read
e - Short E, as in men, ten
ɑɪ - Long I, as in kite, my
ɪ - Short I, as in bit, writ
eɪ - Long A, as in ate, day
æ - Short A, as in cat, sat
ʌ -
Short U, as in bus, rut
e
ə - W
ear
,
air
[if no ‘r’ follows, leave off the ‘r’ sound]
ə -
A
meric
a
, c
o
llide
ɔː -
S
or
t,
or
e
[if no ‘r’ follows, leave off the ‘r’ sound]
ɒ -
Short O, as in ox, not
u
ː -
oo
ze, t
oo
ɜː - b
ir
d, w
or
d
əʊ - Long O, as in go
A list of some names, by location, is shown below. Where ‘ts’ is shown, it sounds like the ‘ts’ in cats. If an apostrophe is shown, its syllable is stressed. If none is shown, no syllable is stressed more than another.
Pronunciations listed are how the author pronounces the names himself, and may not be the most frequently used pronunciations for names entirely or partially based on Earth names.
Caer Baronel
Caer - kɑɪr
Baronel - b
æ’ rʌ nel
Aeron -
eər ʌn
Anaya -
ə nɑɪ’ ə
Balam - b
ə’ ləm
Coatl - k
ɔ:’ ət
Doronal - d
ɔ:r’ ʌ nəl
Illsa -
ɪːl’ sə
Liara - l
ɪː ə’ rə
Zolin - z
ɔ:’ lɪn
Bataan-Mok
Bataan - b
ə’ tən [Extend the ‘a’ in the second syllable]
Mok - m
ɒk
Renata - r
e nə’ tə
Takatin -
tə’
kə tɪn
Isandath -
ɪ’ sən dæth
Polandra - p
ɔ: lən’ drə
Daelon - d
eə’ lʌn
House Yaot
Yaot - y
ə wɔ:t’
Chel - ch
ɪːl
Ixtab -
ɪːsh’ t
ə
b
Malina - m
ə
lɪː’ n
ə
Maya - m
ɑɪ’
ə
Nenet - ne
’ net
Tonantzi - t
ɔ: n
ə
n’ tsɪː
Xilonen - sh
ɪː’ lɔ: nen
House Peku
Peku - pe’ k
w
ə
Nayra - n
ɑɪ’ r
ə
Xochi - s
ɔ:’ chɪː
Continental Train Company
Eldin -
el’ dɪn
Helena - h
el’ e n
ə
Brutten - br
uː’ tɪn
Delcimaar
Delcimaar - del’ s
ɪ m
ər [Extend the ‘a’ in the third syllable]
Erindia -
ɜː
r ɪn’ dɪː
ə
Kaiden - k
eɪ’ dɪn
Halitos - h
æ’ lɪ t
əʊ
s
Caryn - k
æ’ rɪn
Adolfo Garza Jr lives in central Texas, so only rarely sees the phenomenon called rain. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (and with a minor in English), he is apparently one of the rare few who actually get a job that has anything remotely to do with their major. He worked as a computer programmer (also filling in, sometimes for years at a time, as a customer service representative, a merchant service representative, and as the graphics designer) and as a systems analyst before moving to IT Manager. After nearly two decades at the same company, Mr. Garza left to pursue his writing career. It hasn’t always been easy, as most worthwhile things are not, but he is slowly gaining knowledge about this art of writing thing and will be crafting worlds for the foreseeable future.
You can follow and/or read about his writing exploits at AdventuresInLethera.wordpress.com.