NationStates Jolt Archive

Just curious how people pronounce their nation and how others thought it was pronounced. Please italicize your pronounciations.

Sel Appa-sell ah-pah

Risban Riz-bin

Setian-Sebeceans- Set'e'an - Ce'bea'shions

woah thats kinda hard...

The Phoenix Milita`

The FEE - NICKS MILL - IT -AHH


it's not MILL - ISHA

Ze Mac-ca-beez - that was random...you can pronounce it however you want.

Culex= Cùh-lex

What i'd like to know about some nation's pronuciation is which syllable the stress is on.

Comatica-- Coh-mà 1-tih-cah


1-"a" as in 'Hat'.

Note: The ` symbol represents the stress on the symbol.

And I'm not sure who speaks what language on NS, and I don't know how it gets translated, but this might not make sense for non-English speakers.

You mean stress? (erg, I can't help myself...)

Majesto = Ma - jes - toe

You mean stress? (erg, I can't help myself...)

Yeah, but I think they mean the same thing. Or not. I don't know.

I'm not a pronunciation notation expert, so here goes.

Zoogie

Zuh-gy. The g is heard. It is not 'Zoooooo-gey' with a u sound, nor is it 'Zo-gey' with a long o sound.

Oh wait. It rhymes with 'boogie' and 'noogie' and 'goodie,' sort of.

I'm not a pronunciation notation expert, so here goes.

Zoogie

Zuh-gy. The g is heard. It is not 'Zoooooo-gey' with a u sound, nor is it 'Zo-gey' with a long o sound.

Oh wait. It rhymes with 'boogie' and 'noogie' and 'goodie,' sort of.

That might present problems with our Austrian audience -

ex//Arnold the Goovenator might want to boogie with the Zoogies.

Siap is iffy. Most of the south and central regions (Where the main cities are) say Sigh-ap whereas people from the northern archipelago say
See-ahp. I, frankly, prefer the northern way, but either works.

~Jordan Helmes
Semantics and Siapian Culture
University of Esmund, Siap

Mur-ooh

Generic Empire- pron. Slash, or porn in the northern expanses.

Borman Empire- Boar-man Empire

Northrop-Grumman - Nor-thrup-Gruh-men

Wits Guh All

Not so hard.

Gnoolocopelep pronounced No-Low-Co-Pe-Lep

FCD - Eff Cee Dee.

Kind of a no-brainer. =/

Stellar Nations- Stell-are Na-shuns

FCD - Eff Cee Dee.

Kind of a no-brainer. =/

And here I was, pronouncing it like Ff-ck-duh

MassPwnage: M- ass, Puh-, own, age.

Schultaria Prime-

(Native) Shh - ool - tah - ree (rolled 'r') - ah Pry - m
(Common) Shh - ul - tar - ee - uh Pry - m

The Island of Rose:

The Eye-land of Rose

If you can't pronounce my country, you're an idiot :D

Kidding!

ill list my counties name and the name of my prime minister:

Kargucagstan (car-guk-ug-stan)
Adrian Delphi (ay-drien dell-fie)

Golencia- Go - Lence - ee - uh

Jjjjjjjjuuuuuuuulllllllliiiiiiiaaaaaaannnnnnn

Joo-lee-an

Ybronneb: Ee-brahn-neb
Pretty simple...but a lot of people still can barely read and comprehend it, let alone pronounce it.

Kyanges: Kee-aung-es...

Something to that extent...

Too many people that I've spoken to try to say the letter "y" instead of making the sound "ee", "ie", or whatever.

For some, it might help to know that it's a little like Korean.

That's the same problem I get with my "y" sometimes...people try to say Yihb-rahn-ehb instead of the correct (and above posted) Ee-brahn-neb

Feck-itty feck feck

The Burnsian Desert

The Burn - see - aan Dez - urt

Hiroshiko: He - ro - shi - ko

That's the same problem I get with my "y" sometimes...people try to say Yihb-rahn-ehb instead of the correct (and above posted) Ee-brahn-neb

(OOC: Yeah, it's teh suxors.)

Kaykami: Kay-Kaam-ee

Svess-cha-lark

Nianacio -- %ni: A nA "tsi: oU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_for_English

Nianacio is just the international name for the nation...I have no clue what it's called locally, though.

Kyanges: Kee-aung-es...

Something to that extent...

Too many people that I've spoken to try to say the letter "y" instead of making the sound "ee", "ie", or whatever.

For some, it might help to know that it's a little like Korean.Kyanges 'with a y' is Kyanges 'without a y' said faster.

Malkyer

Mal-KEY-err

Nianacio -- %ni: A nA "tsi: oU
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet_for_English

Nianacio is just the international name for the nation...I have no clue what it's called locally, though.

Kyanges 'with a y' is Kyanges 'without a y' said faster.

(OOC: Hmmm?)

Dont go near there :)

(OOC: Hmmm?)To which part of my post is that directed at?
If the last, "yang" is "ee ang" said quickly with no glottal stops.

To which part of my post is that directed at?
If the last, "yang" is "ee ang" said quickly with no glottal stops.


Well, there is a stop. "Keeaung" is about how it is if spelled phonetically.

Well, there is a stop. "Keeaung" is about how it is if spelled phonetically.Aaaah...You didn't write the glottal stop? (Depending on the system, `, ', ?, or something else.)

Tsukaemu-Rekuwatoru.

Soo-kay-moo Wreck-oo-wah-toh-roo

Aaaah...You didn't write the glottal stop? (Depending on the system, `, ', ?, or something else.)

(OOC: Oh, well, oops. (>_<) ...)

Tom-zil-uh
Tomzilla

OK, for all those who really want to hear how to pronounce myne.

Siesatia 'Psi-Sat-ia' Not 'Say-say-tia' or 'Sie-Sish-ia' Ive even heard people pronounce it 'Satinia'

So... Recap... GO TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ITS 'PSI-SATE-IA'!!!!!!11!!!

OK, for all those who really want to hear how to pronounce myne.

Siesatia 'Psi-Sat-ia' Not 'Say-say-tia' or 'Sie-Sish-ia' Ive even heard people pronounce it 'Satinia'

So... Recap... GO TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS ITS 'PSI-SATE-IA'!!!!!!11!!!

Woah don't piss yourself...

The Island of Rose:

The Eye-land of Rose

If you can't pronounce my country, you're an idiot :D

Kidding!


From now on I'm calling the Eye-Land of Rose. Best...name...ever



Hamptonshire: Hamp-ton-shy-er

It's not Hamp-ton-sher. If that doesn't make sense read it as two separate words: Hampton Shire.

You wouldn't say "Hey, Hobbits live in the sher". So if Hobbits don't live in the Sher Hamptonians don't live in Hamptonsher.

Yafor 2=Yah-for tu

Siesatia 'Psi-Sat-ia' Not 'Say-say-tia' or 'Sie-Sish-ia' Ive even heard people pronounce it 'Satinia'Don't people come up with interesting mispronunciations? I've been informed that Nianacio sounds like Neo-Nazi-Oh. O.o

Vastiva

VAHSS-tivah

emm - ehn - tall

i hope thats good

International: dee-moh-ness
Domestic: day-moh-nay-sue with a shortened "sue", from the native name of Daemonesu.

Macisikan

MAK - iss - i - khan

[the second "i" is "i" as in "is"]


(and only because so many people screw up the adjective)

Macisikani

MAK - iss - i - khan - EE

["ee" as in "she"]

Heh, well, the problem is, EVERYBODY misspronounced my name. I mean, where in the ass space of ones mind does someone get 'Satinia' from Siesatia? The only person I've met who can pronounce it right was Blademasters.

GORKON = GORKON.

Mispronunciation of my nation's name will result in an official invitation to come and have a brain implant at one of our hospitals.

The easiest way to remember, if you're stuck, is to just think "AGGHH! There's a GORK ON me!" and have done with it.

Mankita Man-kee-ta