Pronunciation

If you were curious as to how a name is pronounced, we hope the following will give you an insight. In some cases we also provide a sound byte of the name. Many thanks go to Raymond E. Feist, for providing many of the pronunciations.

All Kelewanese names are pronounced like Hawaiian. Consonant+vowel, consonant+vowel, consonant+vowel, etc.

 

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Acoma Ah-comb-a
Akenkala Ah-ken-kal-a
Almecho All-mech-oh
Alwin Barry Al-win Barry
Alyssa Ah-lyss-a
Anleah An-leah
Ardanein Ar-da-neen
Armengar Ar-men-GAR
Arutha A-ruth-a
Asayaga Ah-say-ya-ga or A-say-a-ga.
Astalon (Ynothanos) As-ta-lon
Bektomachan Acoma Bek-to-ma-chan
Beragorn Bear-a-gorn
Bewin Be-win
Biggo Big-O
Borric conDoin Bore-ick
Bovai Bow-veye
Brucal Bru-cal
Calin Ca-lyn
Calis Cay-Lis
Carline Car-leen
Catuga Ca-tu-ga
Chaka Cha-ka
Chichimechas Chi-chi-me-cas
Chilapaningo Chil-a-pan-in-go
Chocha Cho-cha
Chochocan Cho-co-can
Coltair Col-tar-ee
ConDoin Con-Dough-in or Con-doh-in
Corwin Cor-win
Crydee Cry-dee
Darkmoor Dark-moor
Darvan Dar-van
Delekhan Del-ee-can
Edder Ed-der
Eledhel El-ed-hel
Elvandar El-van-dar
Erland Er-land
Feist Rhymes with "iced"
Fukizama Fu-ki-za-ma
Gaduin Ga-dween
Gamina Ga-mina
Ghuda Bule Goo-DHA boo-LAY
Gineisa Jin-ee-sa
Ginja Gin-ja
Golun Go-lun
Gorath Go-rath
Govina Go-vi-na
Gwenynth Gwen-eth
Hadama Ha-da-ma
Hagamaka Ha-ga-ma-ka
Hakaxa Ha-ka-za
Hanqu Han-qu
Hanson Han-son
Hartraft Hart-raft
Hilo He-lo
Hochopepa ho-cho-pe-pa
Ichindar Ich-in-dar
Ironpass Iron-pass
Ishani (soft vowel "eh)-shan-ee
Isluna Is-lun-a
Jenkins Jen-kins
Jicanji Geh-can-gee
Jojanna Joy-hanna soft 'h' after 'y'
Jordan Jor-dan
Jurgen Jur-gen
Ka-hooli (Albar) Ka-hoo-li
Kait'lk Kate-ilk
Kamaiota Kam-I-ota
Kamatsu Ka-mat-su
Kanazawai Ka-na-za-way
Kartachaltaka Kar-tac-hal-ta-ka
Kaschatecas Cash-a-te-cas
Kasumi Shinzawai Ka-soo-mi
Kavala Ka-val-a
Keda Kay-da
Kelewan Kel-eh-wan
Kesh Ke-sh
Keshian Kesh-ian
Kevinsson Ke-vin-son
Keyoke Keh-yo-kee
Kodeko Ko-deh-ko
Krondor Kron-door
Kulgan Kul-gan
LaMut Law-Mutt
Landonare Land-on-air
Lanokota Acoma La-no-ko-ta
Laurie Law-ree
Liallan Li-al-lan
Lims-Kragma (Zandros) Lims-Krag-ma
Luthar Lu-thar
Macros Ma-crows
Malena Ma-le-na
Mara Acoma Ma-ra
Midkemia Mid-kee-me-a
Minjochka Min-jo-ch-ka
Minwanabi Min-wa-na-bi
Moredhel Mor-ed-hel
Morvai More-vai (rhymes with "eye")
Motecha Mo-tec-ha
Moyiet Moi-et
Murad Mur-ahd
Murmandamus Mur-man-damn-us
Nakor Nay-kor- equal stress on both syllables
Natalese Na-tal-ese
Novindus No-vin-dus
Oaxatucan Wha-ha-tu-can
Osami O-sam-ee
Palanque Pa-lan-que
Papendaio Pa-pen-day-o
Papewaio Pa-pe-way-o
Port Natal Por-t Na-tal
Pug Pugh - Ugh with a P in front
Queg Kw-egg (One syllable)
Quentin Quen-tin
Rhuagh Ra-og. With the "a" being asperated
Rillanon Rill-a-non
Rodric the Fourth Rod-rick
Saaur Saw-our
Sajaio Sa-jai-o
Sar-Sargoth Sar-Sar-goth with emphasis on second "Sar."
Saydano Say-da-no
Sejaio Se-jai-o
Sethanon Seth-a-non
Sezu Acoma Say-zu
Shamata Sha-ma-ta
Shinzawai Shin-zah-way
Shonshoni Shon-sho-ni
Sigfried Sig-freed
Silbi Sil-bee
Subatai Sue-ba-tay
Sudkahanchoza Sud-ka-han-cho-za
Sugama Su-ga-ma
Sularmina Su-lar-mi-na
Tancred Tan-creed
Tarku Tar-ku
Tasaio Ta-say-oh
Tasemu Ta-see-moo
Thanaxaca Than-ax-a-car
Thubar Thu-bar
Thuril Thu-rill
Tinuva Teh-nu-va
Tith-Onanka Tith-O-nan-ka
Tomachaca Tom-a-cha-ca
Tomas TOM-us
Tondora Ton-do-rah
Tsurani Tsu-rahn-ee Make a T with the tongue and teeth then say "s"
Tsuranuanni Tsu-rahn-you-ahn-y Make a T with the tongue and teeth then say "s"
Tuclamekla Tu-cla-me-kla
Tyr-Sog Tyr-Sog
Ugasa U-ga-sa
Ulgani Ul-gan-ee
Uvanta Ooh-van-ta
Vacosa Va-cos-ah
Vakar Va-kar
Valdin Val-din
Valheru Val-her-oo
Valinar Val-eh-nar
Vandros Van-droce
Vashemi Va-she-me
Vasily Vas-ily
Vergalus Ver-gal-us
Walinor Wal-e-nor
Wanutama Wa-nu-ta-ma
Wedewayo Wa-de-way-o
Winet Win-nyet
Xacatecas Za-ka-tech-as
Xosai Zo-sai
Xula Zu-la
Yabon Yah-bahn
Yabonese Yah-bahn-eese
Ylith Ye-lith. (the 'e' is actually a unstressed generic vowel sound, not "yee", almost "Ya-lith," or "Yu-lith.")
Zirentari Zire-n-ta-ri
Zugami Zu-ga-mi
Zurgauli Zur-ga-uli