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These pronunciations include people and places from The Claw and the Crowned and The Duke and the Disciple.

Rhiagains

Calder- Cawl-dur

Carrow- Care-oh

Clarisan- Clare-iss-ahn

Dacian- Day-see-in

Godivah- Guh-dive-uh

Ilynglass- Ill-in-glass

Isdemus- Iz-dee-muss

Lysanor- Lee-san-orr

Mortain- More-tane

Oldwin- Old-winn

Rhiagain- Rye-gain

Torian- Tore-ee-in

Yvaine- Ee-vain

Pronounced as expected: Duncarrow

Noble Houses

Adamina- Ad-uh-meen-uh

Aloysha- Ah-loy-shuh

Alyse- Ah-lease

Dhovaeys- Doh-vae-ss

Drummond- Drum-und

Drushan- Drew-shann

Farrestell- Fair-ess-tell

Fenring- Fenn-ring

Glaisgain- Glass-gain

Imryll- Imm-rull

Luthyas- Looth-yus

Melantha- Mell-ann-thuh

Octavyen- Ock-tave-ee-in

Privaine- Pra-vane

Rahn- Ran

Tasmin- Taz-minn

Teleria- Ta-lair-ee-uh

Tindahl- Tin-dull

Knights of Duncarrow

Drazhan- Dray-zin

Farradyn- Fair-ah-dyn

Tarsten- Tar-stin

Wynter- Winter

Pronounced as expected: Blackfen, Bythesea, Garrick, Iron Hill, Kav, Owen, Rush Rider, Sandycove, Strong, Waters

Whitechurch

Arboriana- Arr-bore-ee-ann-uh

Marcelina- Marr-sill-ee-nuh

Marius- Mare-ee-uss

Oakenwell- Oak-in-well

Quintus- Quinn-tis

Pronounced as expected: Francis, Whitechurch

Witchwood Cross

Aesylt- Ee-silt

Aleksy- Uh-leck-see

Asa- Ahh-suh

Cassius- Cass-ee-us

Castel- Cass-uhl

Darek-Dare-ick

Emira- Uh-meer-uh

Elara- Uh-larr-uh

Esker- Ess-kurr

Fezzan- Fezz-ann

Kilgore- Kill-gore

Maia- Mya

Marek- Mair-ick

Niklaus- Nick-liss

Valerian- Vuh-lair-ee-enn

Pronounced as expected- Anton, Ezra, Fanghelm, Hraz, Summerton, Tessa

Wulfsgate

Dereham-Dare-uh-ham

Halifax- Hal-eh-fax

Felice- Feh-lease

Kezza- Kezz-uh

Hadden- Had-den

Nyssa- Niss-uh

Pieter- Pee-turr

Rustan- Russ-tin

Pronounced as expected- Wulfsgate

Vjestik Translations

ahen vodah- ah-hen voh-duh

auvjek- ahv-yek

dobranok- doh-brann-uck

dobryzen- dobb-ree-zenn

frata- frah-ta

grimizhna tea- grimm-ish-nah tea

hej- hey

hejka- hey-kuh

hvala-heh-vaul-uh

kahk si- Cock see

koldyna- coal-dee-nuh

kyschun/kyschuna- kai-shoon/kai-shoo-nuh

nien- nyen

Nok Mora- Knock More-uh

oma- oh-mah

onkel- on-kell

opros- oh-pros

ota- oh-tah

pjika- peek-uh

pros- pross

sostra- soss-truh

stranjak- strann-yak

tak- tock

uljez- ool-yezz

vedhma/veduhn- vedd-muh/vedd-oon

Vjestik- Vyess-tick

Vjestikaan- Vjess-tick-ann

volemthe- voe-lemmth

vozhdae- voze-day

vozhd- vozed

Vuk od Varem- Vook odd Vare-um

zolvha- zoll-vuh

zydolny- zill-doe-nee