Part 1

Author's Note: This guide is mainly for those who worry over correct pronunciation when reading works of fantasy that include words outside of normal English usage. The pronunciation of the names, places, and words in this guide are often taken from the cultures from which they were borrowed. In those cases I have tried to keep the culturally correct pronunciation (i.e. Josef being pronounced yō-sĕf). Some of the pronunciations are not exact and that is usually purposefully, as pronunciations change with time and exposure to other cultures.

Some of the names included are repeated in more than one place in this work and in those instances they are listed from their first appearance (i.e. the name Jakob in the Igomer Clan section listed as Igomer, Jakob). Some have more than one pronunciation; in those cases, the first is the more proper.

For the most part, the apostrophes in many of the Jizhuanese names are there for emphasis on those parts of the name they precede and do not have much, if any, significance in the pronunciation. It is a cultural idiosyncrasy of the Jizhuanese. Other races (namely the Tazig-Shah'n) in the Chronicles of The Samuelson series use apostrophes that are pronounced, usually with a stressed "ah" sound before the letter it precedes (i.e. tä-zĭg-shä-än).

A'Ahshlaanaah (ä-äsh-lä-nä)

Aelfheimar (ālf-hām-ar)

Ahkanondra (ä-kä-nŏn-drä)

Ahlahkhan 'Al Jaffahnihal (ä-lä-kän äl jä-fä-nĭ-häl)

Amasa-Lyr, Bellona 'mos Taziri 'Al (ä-mä-sä-lēr, bĕl-ōn-ä mōs tä-zēr-ē äl)

Amasa-Lyr, Farruk 'al Taziri 'Al (ä-mä-sä-lēr, fä-rōōk äl tä-zēr-ē äl)

Amasa-Lyr, Jaffir 'al Taziri 'Al (ä-mä-sä-lēr, jä-fēr äl tä-zēr-ē äl)

Amasa-Lyr, Llewellyn 'al Ahshlaanaah 'Al (ä-mä-sä-lēr, lĕ-wĕl-ĭn äl ä-äsh-lä-nä äl)

Amasa-Lyr, Morvron 'al Taziri 'Al (ä-mä-sä-lēr, mor-vrŏn äl tä-zēr-ē äl)

Anastasia (ä-nä-stä-zē-ä/ä-nä-stä-zhē-ä/ă-nä-stä-zhē-ä)

Andilaal Naaknaal (än-dē-läl näk-näl)

Antes, Anetta Marie (ăn-tēz/än-tēz ä-nĕ-tä mä-rē)

Antes, Helvan (ăn-tēz/än-tēz hĕl-văn)

Arianrhod (ar-ē-än-rŏd)

Armacon (arm-ä-kŏn)

Armaconi (arm-ä-kōn-ē)

Aspaar (ăsp-ar)

Benetone (bĕn-ĕ-tōn-ē)

Bludmont (blōōd-mŏnt/blŭd-mŏnt)

Briacheslava, Zora (brē-ä-chĕ-släv-ä, zor-ä)

Clancy, Humbert (klăn-sē, hŭm-bert)

Clancy, Joseph (klăn-sē, jō-sĕf)

Clancy, Jally (klăn-sē, jăl-lē)

Clancy, Janna (klăn-sē, jăn-nä)

Cooper, Alric (kōōp-er, äl-rĭk)

Cooper-Muireadhaigh, Xana Leigh (kōōp-er-mur-rē, zăn-ä lē)

Daanzuu (dăn-zōō/dän-zōō)

Daimya (dīm-yä)

Daimyo (dīm-yō)

demesne (dĭ-mān)

Dhouti, Jalessa (dhō-tē, jä-lĕs-ä)

di Machiavelli, Nicca (dē mäk-ē-ä-vĕl-ē, nē-kä)

Dinadan (dē-nä-dăn)

Doncesciatescu, Belladonna (dŏn-chĕs-kē-ä-tĕs-kōō, bĕl-ä-dōn-nä/bĕl-ä-dŏn-nä)

drachtnar (dräkht-nar)

Eisenbaum, Cnute (ī-zĕn-boum, knōōt)

Farrad, Ahkmehknad 'al Ahkmiar 'Al (fär-räd, äkh-mĕkh-näd äl äkh-mē-ar äl)

Farrad, Barak (fär-räd, bä-räk)

Farrd, Cliodna 'mos Samuleson 'Al (fär-räd, klē-ō-nä mōs săm-ū-ĕl-sŏn äl)

Farrad, Gillarth 'al Jiznorrod 'Al (fär-räd, gĭl-larth äl zhĭz-nor-rŏd äl)

Farrad, Jiznorrod (fär-räd, zhĭz-nor-rŏd)

Felidaesbane, Canus (fĕl-ĭ-dāz-bān, kăn-ŭs)

Flynn-Samuelson, Janlee (flĭn-săm-ū-ĕl-sŏn, jăn-lē)

Flynn-Samuelson, Ozgard (flĭn-săm-ū-ĕl-sŏn, ŏz-gard)

Ft. Rumanof (fort rōōm-ăn-ŏf)

Gallaeci, Eadaoin (gäl-ā-sē/găl-ā-sē, ā-dēn/ā-dwēn)

Gallaeci, Nuallain (gäl-ā-sē/găl-ā-sē, nō-lăn/nŭl-lăn)

Gedros, Hakhvir 'al Leverkuse 'Al (gĕ-drōs, häkh-vēr äl lā-ver-kōō-zä äl)

Gedros, Lellgarth 'Al (gĕ-drōs, lĕl-garth äl)

Gedros, Levanna 'mos Leverkuse 'Al (gĕ-drōs, lĕ-vä-nä mōs lā-ver-kōō-zä äl)

Gedros, Levarius 'al Leverkuse 'Al (gĕ-drōs, lĕ-var-ē-ŭs äl lā-ver-kōō-zä äl)

Gedros, Marissa 'mos Leverkuse 'Al (gĕ-drōs, mä-rĭs-ä mōs lā-ver-kōō-zä äl)

Gedrosian (gĕ-drō-zhē-ăn)

Gennadia (gĕ-näd-ē-ä)

Gertastochter-Samuelson, Hilda (ger-täz-tŏkh-ter-săm-ū-ĕl-sŏn)

Goodenauer, Olivia (gŏŏd-ĕn-our, ō-lĭv-ē-ä)

Gondusburg (gŏn-dŭs-burg)

Gottsheimr(gŏts-hāmr/gŏts-hīm-ar)

Grazegarth-MacCleary, Hilde(grāz-garth-mäk-klēr-ē, hĭl-dä)

Gundric (gōōn-drĭk/gŭn-drĭk)

Hammarstahl, Brynhilde (häm-mar-shtäl/hăm-mer-stäl, brĭn-hĭl-dä)

Hammarstahl, Erich (häm-mar-shtäl/hăm-mer-stäl, er-ĭkh/er-ĭk)

Hammarstahl, Gustav (häm-mar-shtäl/hăm-mer-stäl, gōō-shtäf/gōō-shtäv/gŭs-täv)

Hammarstahl, Ingmar (häm-mar-shtäl/hăm-mer-stäl, ēng-mar/ĭng-mar)

Hazael, Izyador (hä-zā-ĕl, ĭz-ē-ä-dor)

Hecate (hĕk-ä-tē)

Hecatean (hĕk-ä-tā-ăn/hĕk-ä-tē-ăn)

Heliarus, Brigante 'al Leverkuse 'Al (hĕl-ē-ar-ŭs, brĭ-gän-tē äl lā-ver-kōō-zä äl)

Heliarus, Lilianna 'mos Gedros 'Al (hĕl-ē-ar-ŭs, lĭl-lē-än-ä mōs gĕ-drōs äl)

Heth-Verthandisen, Morbon (hĕth-ver-thăn-dĭ-sĕn, mor-bŏn)

Hildebrand, Mikael (hĭl-dĕ-bränt/hĭl-dĕ-brănt/hĭl-dĕ-brănd, mīk-ĕl)

Hildebrand, Seana (hĭl-dĕ-bränt/hĭl-dĕ-brănt/hĭl-dĕ-brănd, shawn-ä)

Hoth, Anuisa (hŏth, än-wē-sä/ăn-wē-sä)

Hoth, Hesperus (hŏth, hĕs-pĕr-ŭs)

Hoth, Lykor (hŏth, lī-kor)

Hoth-Lusitanii, Arawn (hŏth-lōōs-ĭ-tä-nē, ār-ŏn/ä-rŏn)

Hoth-MacCleary, Kilgar (hŏth- mäk-klēr-ē, kĭl-gar)

Hoth-Merlinsohn, Igraine (hŏth-mer-lĭn-zōn/mer-lĭn-sŏn, ē-grawn-yä)

ibn-Dhouti, Harasym (ē-bn-dhō-tē, har-ä-sēm)

ibn-Faisal, Ibrahim (ē-bn-fī-zäl, ē-brä-hēm)

ibn-Hazael, Michal (ē-bn-hä-zā-ĕl, mē-käl/mī-käl)

ibn-Ibrahim, Dhouti (ē-bn-ē-brä-hēm, dhō-tē)

ibn-Rishasahr, Hakim (ē-bn-rēsh-ä-sar, hä-kēm)

Igomer, Jan (ī-gō-mār, yän)

Igomer, Jakob (ī-gō-mār, yä-kŏb)

Igomer, Janus (ī-gō-mār, yän-ŭs)

Igomer, Konstanta (ī-gō-mār, kōn-stän-tä)

Igomer-Johansson, Kayla (ī-gō-mār-yō-hän-sŏn, yän)

Izyaslav, Oleksy (ĭ-zē-ä-släv, ō-lĕk-sē)

Jamessen, Rebecca (jām-ĕs-sĕn, rĕ-bĕk-ä)

Jizhuan (zhĭ-zwän)

Jizihaara (jĭz-ē-har-ä)

Jorus (jor-ŭs)

Josef (yō-sĕf)

Jovymirih (jō-vē-mēr-ē/yō-vē-mēr-ē)

Kaela of Zauber (kā-lä ŭv zow-ber

Kahedrin (kä-hē-drĭn)

Kerrigan, Aisling (ker-ĭ-găn, āsh-lĭng/ăsh-lĭng)

Kerrigan, Sean (ker-ĭ-găn, shawn)

Khaviri, Laurell (khä-vēr-ē, lor-ĕl)

Khepera, Amadeuz 'al Neunile 'Al (khĕ-pār-ä, äm-ä-dā-ōōz äl noi-nēl-ä äl)

Khepera, Amunan 'al Neunile 'Al (khĕ-pār-ä, ä-mōō-nän äl noi-nēl-ä äl)

Khepera, Anubil 'al Neunile 'Al (khĕ-pār-ä, ä-nōō-bēl äl noi-nēl-ä äl)

Khepera, Astarte 'mos Neunile 'Al (khĕ-pār-ä, ä-star-tā mōs noi-nēl-ä äl)

Khepera, Beatrix 'mos Neunile 'Al (khĕ-pār-ä, bē-ä-trĭx mōs noi-nēl-ä äl)

Khepera, Porthos 'al Neunile 'Al (khĕ-pār-ä, por-thōs äl noi-nēl-ä äl)

Konstantinoff, Markaesse (kōn-stän-tē-nŏf, mar-kāz-ä/mar-kā-sä)

Krieger, Alaric (krē-ger, ăl-ar-ĭk)

Krieger, Albion (krē-ger, ăl-bē-ŏn)

Krieger, Gondar (krē-ger, gŏn-dar)

Krieger, Silesian (krē-ger, sĭl-ē-zhē-ăn/sĭl-ē-zhăn)

Krieger-Samuelson, Jürgen (krē-ger-săm-ū-ĕl-sŏn, yūer-gĕn/yer-gĕn)

Laurentis, Gianna (lor-ĕn-tĭs, jē-än-ä)

Laurentis, Giovanni (lor-ĕn-tĭs, jē-ō-vän-ē)

Laurentis, Laurell (lor-ĕn-tĭs, lor-ĕl)

Lei-Xiongnu, Lee Sung (lī-zhē-ŏng-nōō/zē-ŏng-nōō, lē sŭng)

Leuthonicus (lōō-thŏn-ĭ-kŭs)

Leverkusens (lā-ver-kōō-zĕnz)

Liebrandt, Ahfaz 'al Jizihaara 'Al (lē-brănt, ä-fhäz äl jĭz-ē-har-ä äl)

Liebrandt, Arrki 'al Jizihaara 'Al (lē-brănt, ār-rĭk äl jĭz-ē-har-ä äl)

Liebrandt, Fatima 'mos Jizihaara 'Al (lē-brănt, fä-tē-mä mōs jĭz-ē-har-ä äl)

Liebrandt, Mahkmaar 'al Andotti 'Al (lē-brănt, mäkh-mar äl ăn-dŏ-tē äl)

Lochlainn-O'Seaghdha, Liam (lŏkh-lăn-ō-shā, lē-ăm)

Logan, Brion (lō-găn, brī-ŏn)

Logan, Bruedor (lō-găn, brōō-ĕ-dor)

Logan, Jase (lō-găn, jās)

Logan, Sheila (lō-găn, shē-lä)

Logan, Xania (lō-găn, zä-nē-ä/zăn-ē-ä)

Logan-Merlinsohn, Elaine (lō-găn-mer-lĭn-zōn/mer-lĭn-sŏn, ĕ-lān-ä/ē-lān)

Logan-Reilly, Hella (lō-găn-rī-lē, hĕl-lä)

Lorvald (lor-väld)

Lunari (lōō-nar-ē)

Lupiq Koenig (lōōp-ēk/lōō-pĭk kō-nĭkh/kō-nĭg)

Lusitanii, Bodacia (lōōs-ĭ-tä-nē, bōd-ä-sē-ä)

Lusitanii, Vitold (lōōs-ĭ-tä-nē, vē-tōld)

Lydia (lī-dē-ä)

MacAllister, Qina (mä-kăl-lĭst-er, kē-nä)

MacAllister, Quintan (mä-kăl-lĭst-er, kwĭn-tăn)

MacAllister, Torin (mä-kăl-lĭst-er, tor-ĭn)

MacAllister-O'Doibhilin, Seamus (mä-kăl-lĭst-er-o-dĕv-lĭn, shā-mŭs)

Machiavelli-Clancy, Francesca (mäk-ē-ä-vĕl-ē-klăn-sē, frăn-chĕs-kä

MacCleary, Gildarth (mä-klēr-ē, gĭl-darth)

MacCleary, Jenya (mä-klēr-ē, jĕn-yä)

MacCleary, Mace (mä-klēr-ē, mās)

MacCleary, Namara (mä-klēr-ē, nä-mar-ä)

MacCleary, Quinlan (mä-klēr-ē, kwĭn-lăn)

MacCleary, Quintain (mä-klēr-ē, kwĭn-tān/kwĭn-tăn)

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