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| Posted by: Aquiliana Sep 1 2004, 07:07 PM |
| Aquil was a language based on a dialect of Latin. Although the language itself is almost dead, it still survives in the names of players in international sporting competitions. This guide was meant to help pronunciation of some more difficult names. --VOWELS-- A - Usually long (father), and never nasal (Cadillac). E - Mostly like today's long A (lady), but short (next) more often than A is. I - Equally likely to be long (meet) as short (hint). O - Usually long (open), sometimes short (top). U - Almost always long (moot), sometimes with a 'y' sound before it (mute). Umlauts usually strengthen the pronunciation of the vowel. --DIPHTHONGS-- ae - The I in kite. au - As in out. ei - Like the long 'E' sound. oe - As in boil. --CONSONANTS-- C is always hard (cow) G is always hard (gate) R is trilled (so that it sounds a little like a mixture of R and L) S is always soft (sing) V is pronunced as W W doesn't exist CH is like K --EXAMPLES-- Stocus Marmoreus (STOW-coos marr-MORE-ay-oos) - The 'u's are long, unlike you might expect. Mendax Roriges (MAIN-docks row-REEG-ess) - The second 'e' is short, due to the unusual context. Ancora (on-CORE-ah) - 'A's are long. Tomus Flögel (TOE-moose FLOW-gull) - The ö both enhances the 'o' and lessens the 'e' after it. Levisomnus Obseror (LAY-wee-sohm-noose OHB-sair-or) - O's are long. Melet Bælükas (MAY-let bi-LUKE-ahss) - The second 'e' in Melet is short, being after a long E; the umlaut makes 'u' the enhanced syllable. Resupo Cornix (RAY-sou-poe CORE-neecks) - X's are usually pronounced as in English. C's always hard. Horesci Xiphior (ho-RAY-ski ZHEE-phee-or) - The unusual 'x' at the beginning is pronounced 'zh'. Giber Zeloti (GIEE-bear zay-LOW-tee) - G's always hard; yes, Z exists, too. |