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How do you say his name? Denmark and I don't agree on the pronunciation.
I've always said it nan-uh-kigh.
Shorty
09-06-2013, 12:40 AM
nun-akh-ee
Denmark
09-06-2013, 12:44 AM
How do you pronounce "Nanaki?" - Final Fantasy VII Message Board for PlayStation - GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/197341-final-fantasy-vii/60197682)
nuh nah keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Shorty
09-06-2013, 12:45 AM
That's the same way I pronounce it; you just spelled yours differently.
Me to Rob: "Oh, you and Sarah pronounce it the same way."
Rob to me: "Wait, does this mean I'm wrong?"
Shorty
09-06-2013, 12:50 AM
We'll have to wait to see how BoB pronounces it to find that out.
Slothy
09-06-2013, 03:12 AM
It's Nah-nah-key kids. Say it right or don't say it at all. :colbert:
Formalhaut
09-06-2013, 03:58 AM
It's Nah-nah-key kids. Say it right or don't say it at all. :colbert:
Actually, that's how I say it as well, I just say it how I see it.
It's Nah-nah-key kids. Say it right or don't say it at all. :colbert:
Eh close enough for me.
inb4 someone says "Red" or "Red ex-eye-eye-eye"
Shauna
09-06-2013, 09:39 AM
Yep, Vivi got it.
Sephiroth
09-06-2013, 10:44 AM
Katakana: Na-na-ki. Nuhnuh-key. People also say Saiyenn to Cyan even though he is pronounced Kaiyenn (Cayenne) since he is called Ka-i-e-n.
EDIT: There is a differece between non-canon mistranslations (Aeris, Reina, Salsa, Reverse - Bizarro - Sephiroth, Safer Sephiroth, Fourth Bracelet, Atma Weapon, et cetera) and canon alternate country versions (Terra, Artemisia, Zack, et cetera). Everyone can say Aeris if they want. Even I call Tidus "Tieduhs" just because I think it sounds better and I say Reina instead of Lenna and Salsa instead of Sarisa. But that does not make them officially right.
I think part of it is that I was 8 the first time I played the game. I call my grandma Nana...the name has stuck for me.
Slothy
09-06-2013, 01:32 PM
People also say Saiyenn to Cyan even though he is pronounced Kaiyenn (Cayenne) since he is called Ka-i-e-n.
And people might actually pronounce his name the Japanese way if it hadn't been changed to a completely different word in English.
Sephex
09-06-2013, 01:44 PM
Red-Thur-Teen
Denmark
09-06-2013, 01:56 PM
people also mysteriously get a lisp when pronouncing "Aeris"
and are really bad at reading "Terra"
Slothy
09-06-2013, 02:05 PM
I have no problem with people using the Japanese names if they're so inclined, but it doesn't make the proper pronunciation of the English names wrong.
Karifean
09-06-2013, 02:31 PM
inb4 Tie-dus
I've always pronounced it "na-NAH-key".
Quindiana Jones
09-06-2013, 02:45 PM
Nay-nay-keye.
Skyblade
09-06-2013, 03:03 PM
people also mysteriously get a lisp when pronouncing "Aeris"
and are really bad at reading "Terra"
I dislike (but understand) the "lisp", since it's how one would pronounce a "th" at the end of a name, even though the "th" should, apparently, be ignored.
But I don't see how anyone has any trouble with Terra. I mean, how hard is it? It's not a language problem, it's not as though it's even a unique word. It's simple English.
Slothy
09-06-2013, 03:12 PM
Terra's name was Tina in Japan. I assume he means that some people still say Tina.
Sephex
09-06-2013, 03:27 PM
Terra's name was Tina in Japan. I assume he means that some people still say Tina.
You're a pleb unless you go by the Japanese names. Everyone knows that Cyan's REAL name is Cyanideoradeiroth.
Denmark
09-06-2013, 04:18 PM
yeah, my post was a commentary on how uppity some people get about pronouncing/spelling the name "THE WAY THAT THE CREATORS INTENDED OMGZOMGZ JAPAN KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIII~~ ^_^"
Sephex
09-06-2013, 04:58 PM
yeah, my post was a commentary on how uppity some people get about pronouncing/spelling the name "THE WAY THAT THE CREATORS INTENDED OMGZOMGZ JAPAN KAWAIIIIIIIIIIIII~~ ^_^"
And that's why I decided to run with it. I have no problem if someone prefers their game content to be in original Japanese, but when a player gets anal and expects everyone else to conform to their standards/actually thinks they are smarter or better than someone because of very minor details in a video game, then there's a problem.
Sephiroth
09-06-2013, 06:23 PM
There is not a single thing wrong in posting that in a thread asking "how do you pronounce".
Mercen-X
09-08-2013, 06:37 PM
I switch between na-NAH-key, and Nah-na-key. I prefer Nah-na-key, because the former sounds so close to "Knockey! Knockey!"
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