[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

This is an old topic that got shuffled around different sections and I think was eventually lost in the last forum move. This thread will serve as a discussion spot for how to pronounce names and words from all the Malazan books. Hopefully this will keep new "How do you pronounce Ganoes" threads.

[HoosierDaddy]

At the Chicago meet there was a definite difference in how we pronounced the words. All I remember is that my pronunciations tended to match Morgy's pronunciations, and differed quite a bit from Bent's.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

It's always odd discussing fantasy out loud. All the made up names and whatnot all sound silly coming out of other people's mouths, and sometimes they sound silly coming put of your own mouth.

[Obdigore]

Gan - o - s was the decided upon pronunciation.

[HoosierDaddy]

I still say "Gan" as in "ran" and "ohs" as in Os. Ganoes.

Screw it, let's call him Paran.

[Bent]

 H.D., on 15 January 2010 - 08:51 PM, said:

At the Chicago meet there was a definite difference in how we pronounced the words. All I remember is that my pronunciations tended to match Morgy's pronunciations, and differed quite a bit from Bent's.

I would like to point out, however, that Steve CONFIRMED, that my pronunciation of MALAZAN (muh-lay-zshun...much like malasia, was accurate.)

[HoosierDaddy]

Yes, yes. And I will continue to pronounce it wrong 'til I'm dead because it's just wedged in my brain.

[Bent]

Just pointing out, that since I got that right, I ABSOLUTELY MUST be right about every other pronunciation. Surely.

[HoosierDaddy]

Don't you mean Surly?

[Bent]

The correct resonse was - yes, but please...stop calling me Surly!

I am leaving now, too much spam in here will get me into trouble.

ON TOPIC!!

I pronounce Duiker

DOO-Keer

[amphibian]

 Bent, on 15 January 2010 - 10:52 PM, said:

I pronounce Duiker

DOO-Keer

"Doo-ee-ker" for me.

[Coco with marshmallows]

the correct response is:

in a Scottish accent.



seriously, pronounce each word as if its being read by Sir Sean Connery.

makes for an entertaining read, i assure you.

[HoosierDaddy]

Doo - ik (as in candlewick) - er.

[Tsundoku]

Didn't the Saffers have alternate pronunciations like Doo-ker, Day-ker, Die-ker (as in dye not dee) and Dee-ker or somesuch?

Don't forget Dwee-ker.

This post has been edited by Sombra: 16 January 2010 - 12:09 AM

[masan's saddle]

 Sombra, on 16 January 2010 - 12:08 AM, said:

Didn't the Saffers have alternate pronunciations like Doo-ker, Day-ker, Die-ker (as in dye not dee) and Dee-ker or somesuch?

Don't forget Dwee-ker.

I seem to remember some Dutch geezer posting in the other thread that it was pronounced Duke-ur, If I remember correctly, Duiker was the guy's actual surname !

Anyway each to their own I guess.

Damn you Bent, I suppose you pronounce Parmesan as Parma zhaaan as well ?

I've got an image of little Malaysian Marines running around in my head now,
Bloody language mangler....

[MTS]

I pronounce Malazan Mal-uh-zan. It just sounds better, in my opinion. And no, I don't care if it's wrong.

As for Duiker, I pronounce it Dew(as in Jew)-iker.

Ganoes = Gan-owes

[T'renn]

The problem with the Duiker thing is that it is a word in the Dutch language meaning "Diver". Moreover, the way it is pronounced in Dutch, can be hard to explain, cause the English language misses our UI pronounciation.

[Bent]

 masan, on 16 January 2010 - 01:20 AM, said:

 Sombra, on 16 January 2010 - 12:08 AM, said:

Didn't the Saffers have alternate pronunciations like Doo-ker, Day-ker, Die-ker (as in dye not dee) and Dee-ker or somesuch?

Don't forget Dwee-ker.

I seem to remember some Dutch geezer posting in the other thread that it was pronounced Duke-ur, If I remember correctly, Duiker was the guy's actual surname !

Anyway each to their own I guess.

Damn you Bent, I suppose you pronounce Parmesan as Parma zhaaan as well ?

I've got an image of little Malaysian Marines running around in my head now,
Bloody language mangler....

heh - you probably pronounce malasian - mal-AE-sigh-ann (like anne frank)

Also want to point out that Coltaine sounds exactly like SOUL TRAIN!!!! or SOUL PLANE (but instead COAL-TAIN) in my head.

[alt146]

 Sombra, on 16 January 2010 - 12:08 AM, said:

Didn't the Saffers have alternate pronunciations like Doo-ker, Day-ker, Die-ker (as in dye not dee) and Dee-ker or somesuch?

Don't forget Dwee-ker.

It's Day-ker. Like the buck and probably similar to the dutch pronounciation. My girlfriend and one of my friends have also read the series and that's one of the only non-english word all three of us pronounce the same way.

[Pilgrim]

WARNING--this thread is dangerous to your (my) reading enjoyment. I can't stop pronouncing "Malazan" twice (both ways mentioned above) now everytime I read it.