Shale's Official Pronunciation Guide

because it had to happen sooner or later!

As you travel and explore the far reaches of Shale, no doubt you will come across strange and wonderful lands where the inhabitants do not speak a language you know! Have no fear: with the Shale Pronunciation Guide, you’ll be talking like a local in no time.

Simply click on the audio clip beneath a name/word/phrase to hear how it sounds in its (approximately) native pronunciation. Enjoy!

A note on your headcanon pronunciations: Language is ever-shifting and countless variations exist, so if you’ve been saying it a different way this whole time, perhaps you’re not wrong! Perhaps you are simply from a little further out west, or from 200 years in the future, or else you have an accent. 😉

Acharrioni

People

Ronoah Genoveffa Elizzi-denna Pilanovani (Ronoah)
/ro-NO-ah djeh-no-VEH-fa eh-lee-tzi-DEH-na pee-la-no-VAH-nee/

Elizze
/eh-LEET-zay/

Diadenna
/dee-ah-DEN-nah/

Ngeome (or Ngeyyo)
/ngay-OH-may/; /NGAY-oh/

Lelos (or Lele)
/LAY-lohs/; /lay-lay/

Places

Acharrio (Acharrioni)
/ah-CHA-ree-oh/; /ah-cha-ree-OH-nee/

Pilanova (Pilanovani)
/pee-la-NOH-vah/; /pee-la-noh-VAH-nee/

Mbazalza (Mbazalzni)
/mm-bah-ZAL-zah/; /mm-bah-ZAL-znee/

Gods

Genoveffa
/djeh-no-VEH-fa/

Moretto
/moh-REHT-toh/

Vespasi
/veh-SPAH-see/

Setten
/SEH-ten/

Ibisca
/ee-BEE-skah/

Pao, Innos, & Eje
/PAH-oh/; /EEN-nohs/; /EH-jay/

Atengpa

People

Sohmeng Par
/SOH-meng par/

Hei, Heipua
/HEY/; /hey-PWAH/

Viunwei Soon
/vyoong-WAY soon/

Jinho Tang
/jeenh-HOH tahng/

Lahni Par
/LAH-nee par/

Tonão Sol
/toh-NÃO sohl/

Rikelho Fua
/ree-KEHL-oh fwah/

Euna Mi
/YOO-nah mee/

Esteona Nor
/es-tay-OH-na nor/

Maio Chisong
/MAI-oh CHEE-song/

Dimanhli Ker
/dee-MAHN-lee kehr/

Tansen Se
/TAN-sen say/

Edmer Heng
/ED-mehr heng/

Foão Mi
/foh-ÃO mee/

Tsatong
/tsa-TONG/

Pasme
/PASS-may/

Ahn
/AH-hn/

Places & Languages

hmun, hmunpa
/(h)mun/; /hmun-PAH/

Ateng, Atengpa
/ah-TENG/; /ah-TENG-pah/

Dulpongpa
/dool-PAWNG-pah/

Eiji
/ay-JEE/

Fochão Dangde
/foh-CHÃO DAHNG-day/

Sodão Dangde
/soh-DÃO DAHNG-day/

Sãonipa
/SÃO-ngee-PAH/

Ãotul
/ÃO-tool/

Polhmun Ão
/POHL-mun ÃO/

Concepts & Creatures

damwei
/DAHM-way/

damdão
/DAHM-dão/

hãokar
/HÃO-kar/

sãoni
/SÃO-ngee/

tengmun, batengmun
/TENG-moon/; /BAH-teng-MOON/

tengmun kar
/TENG-moon KAR/

Tengmunji
/TENG-moon-JEE/

tswei baheisai khem (Dulpongpa phrase: “I know the basics.”)
/ts-way bah-hay-SAI khem/

Gods

Ama
/AH-mah/

Chehang
/chay-HAHNG/

Chehangma
/chay-HAHNG-mah/

Lunar Phases

Par
/pahr/

Go
/goh/

Hiwei
/HEE-way/

Fua
/fua/

Tang
/tahng/

Sol
/sohl/

Jão
/jão/

Pel
/pehl/

Dongi
/don-GEE/

Se
/say/

Won
/won/

Nor
/nohr/

Chisong
/CHEE-song/

Heng
/heng/

Li
/lee/

Ginhãe
/geen-HÃI/

Mi
/mee/

Ker
/kehr/

Hiun
/hyoon/

Ãofe
/ÃO-fay/

Soon
/soon/

Nai
/nai/

Tos
/toss/

Jeji
/jay-JEE/

Minhal
/mihn-AHL/

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