Race Name Pronounciations

[GarrickBurke]

I was just wondering how other people pronounce the names of races, and characters in Tactics Advance.

Heres how i usually go about it:
- Bangaa - "Bang-ahh" like when you smell something nice and go ahhhh.
- Vierra - "Vee-air-ah"
- Moogle - "Moogle" just like google.
- Nu mou - "New-moe" like Moe from the simpsons.

Montblanc - my friend and i constantly refer to him as Matt LeBlanc (Joey from friends) or "Monty".

Marche - sometimes i refer to him as Marsh, like the name for a swampy place. Other times i go for March, like soldiers do.

Mewt - i think is obviously like the animal.

Llednar Twem - I dont want to spoil anything here, so if i do it is unintentional. But it pisses me off that my friend called him "Twermwad" all the time when you obviously should refer to him as just Llednar, it's his first name!!!!!!

I can't think of anything else rightnow, someone help me out, what do you think?

[Dignified Pauper]

Bangaa - Bang-uh
Moogle- like google
Vierra- Vee-ruh
Nu Mou- New Mow (like :skull::skull::skull::skull::skull:)

montblanc- mont blank

Marche- Marsh-uh

Mewt- animal


Llednar - Laid Nar (like bar)


to clear the skeleton misconception i typed the dreaded work T-R-O-U-T the ou and ow sound similar

[GarrickBurke]

New Mow, as in the pronounciation of the fish, like rainbowtruot. I like that one, it' stuck with me now.

[omnitarian]

Bangaa: Rhymes with Fang, Duh.
Viera: Rhymes with The Air, Duh.
Nu Mou: Rhymes with New Cow.

Marche: The say Marsh-ay in the commercial, but I just say Marsh.
Montblanc: It should probably be pronounced to rhyme with 'Won't Ankh', but I just use the O from 'pond' and the blank from 'blank'.
Ivalice: They say EE-vul-eese in the commercial, but I prefer EYE-val-iss. *Shrug*

[Advent Child]

- Bangaa: Bon-Gah
- Vierra: Vee-Air-Ah
- Moogle: Moo-Gul
- Nu mou: New-Moo
- Montblanc: Mon-Blonk
- Marche: Sora. I renamed him.
- Mewt: Mute

[Dignified Pauper]

Ivalice-Eye-vuh-leese

that's what i call it.

[GarrickBurke]

Ivalice - eye-vah-leece
Yeah i agree with that one, TV commercials always say wierd stuff so I don't really stick by their pronounciations anymore.

[Garland]

To me Ivalice rhymes with syphilis. Iv (as in give) - uh - liss.

Bangaa - Bung - gah

Nu Mou - Noo Moo

Vierra - Vair (rhymes with there) - uh

Moogle - Moo - gull (like the offspring when a cow and a sea gull mate)

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

In Spanish, two "L"s make a Y-sound, so I tend to pronounced Llednar, "Yednar."

[crono_logical]

Llednar looks Welsh to me, so I pronounce it as a Clednar :p

Montblanc looks French to me and so I pronounce that with an appropriate accent too :p

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Mont Blanc is indeed French. It's the name of a dessert that's popular in Japan. This, of course, creates duality with Marche, whose name is supposed to be Marsh, as in a marshmallow.

[Garland]

I had thought of a duality as well, but with Montblanc being "White Mountain" and Marche being pronounced Marsh as in the terrain. Ah well.

[GarrickBurke]

It's always been a problem that you build up this pronounciation in your mind of certain characters or things in a game, and then you speak to your friend and they have no idea what you are talking about because they have a different idea.
Then 9there are times when you think you have the right idea, and so does your friend.
Then you get angry, even a little upset, emotions start to come out and you have to make a forum topic, like this, to get some second, third, and even fourth opinions.
Hey does anyone know how to prnounce Bahamut by the way?
I usually go for a "Baa - Haa - Moot (as in foot)"
My friend is all about the "Baa - Haa - Mutt (as in a name for a dog)"
I for one dont like reducuing a great dragon to a dogs level.
Lately though, I have been using a sort of Arabic accent whilst saying the name, something which you will have to imagine yourself as I have no idea how to write it down.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Bahamut should indeed be pronounced "baa-haa-moot."

Back to the food references, I think Doned's name could have something to do with donuts. Ritz's name could be related to Ritz crackers, but I doubt that brand is very popular in Japan.

[GarrickBurke]

Well they have Ritz crackers in Japan thats for sure, check this out if you don't beleive me......

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

It all makes sense, then.

[DocFrance]

I'd hate to bring back a dead thread, but I just needed to point this out. "Mont Blanc" not only means "White Mountain" in French, it actually is a mountain on the border between France and Switzerland. Highest mountain in France, I believe.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

I doubt the character designer even knew that. The guy's named after the dessert is all.

[DocFrance]

WELL, Ritz's last name, Malheur, is French for "bad luck."

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

"Bad hour," actually, as near as I can tell.

[DocFrance]

That's the literal translation, 'Kishi. Trust me on this *points to name*

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Mercy buckets!

[DocFrance]

Duh Ryan, moon Amy.

[Mo-Nercy]

Montblanc is a pretty gay name...I like Nono though.

[Holy_Paladin]

Hello again, guys and gurlz
well, i'll explain...
since i'm brazilian, and in Brazil we DONT speak english, i am just speaking cos i learned it myself, it's kinda easier to explain since i speak portuguese, and it's similar to french, spanish, italian, cos they also came from latin, but not to english, cos english comes from german
well, stopping to talk about history...
actually i pronounce the names this way:
(the caps leters are the strongest pronounced)
Ivalice= y-vÊh-líss (not I-valice)
Bangaa- bên- gÀah
Human- ¬.¬
Viera- vyÊrra (try to speak as an italian fellow)
Nu Mou- nÍu mÔü
Moogle- mÚú-gal (just like Google)
Rafael- hey! that's my name, also my main character's
:D räph-a-Él
MontBlanc (yes, it realy means White Hill in french)
mönte-blÁnque
Llednar- llëd-nÁar

well, i think that's it...
any suggestions... just tell me!LOOK AT MY SIGNATURE!
ok then...
see ya later

[Ed, Edd n' Eddy]

MAIN CHARACTER: Dalton
Montblanc:mawnt-blank
viera:-vee-air-uh
nu mou:-new mow(Cow)
BAngaa;Bong :eek: -uh
human-you would never guess how I pernounce this one?
Moogle-this one either

Hey if no one noticed Llednar Twem is Mewts full name backwards!!!

[Del Murder]

Please do not post in old threads that have been dead for months.

:)