So, how do you pronounce the gods' names?

[Knight9910]

I know that these names are sometimes intended to be unpronouncable, but I've pretty much gotten my own way of pronouncing them. What are yours?

Mine:

Ashenzari : ash-in-ZAH-ree
Beogh : BAY-oge
Cheibriados : CHAY-bree-AH-dose
Dithmenos : dith-MEE-nose
Elyvilon: eh-LEE-vill-on
Fedhas Madash: FED-ahs mah-DAHSH
Jiyva : JEE-vah
Kikubaaqudgha : kee-koo-bah-KOOD-gah
Lugonu : lu-GON-oo
Mahkleb : mah-KLEB
Nemelex Xobeh : NEM-eh-lex ZO-beh
Okawaru : oh-kah-WAH-roo
Sif Muna : SIF MOO-nah
The Shining One : ASS-hole *cough* I mean, uh...you should know how to pronounce this...
Trog : TROG
Vehumet : VEH-hoo-met
Xom : ZOM
Yredelemnul : EE-reh-deh-lem-nool
Zin : ZIN

Alternately, Nemelex Xobeh's name MIGHT be pronounced "Yugi Moto" and I'm pretty sure Okawaru's name is just Japanese for "Default". And sometimes I refer to Beogh as Klan Hat, King of the Orcs.

[Magipi]

Xom : ZOM

Really?

[monty]

I always thought the "gh" in Beogh was silent.

[Turukano]

Just a link to a similar topic and how to pronounce (some) gods' names.

[Knight9910]

Xom : ZOM

Really?

YA RLY

[cerealjynx]

I'll always call Dithmenos Death-mangos.

[and into]

Wow Knight—that's almost identical to how I say them, right down to the emphases.

Only deviations:

BEE-ogh
Chee-BRAY-doss

[Siegurt]

Ashenzari : ash-en-ZAH-ree
Beogh : BAY-o
Cheibriados : CHAY-BRAY-dos
Dithmenos : DITH-men-os
Elyvilon: el-lee-VIL-on
Fedhas Madash: FED-has MA-dash
Jiyva : jee-VYA
Kikubaaqudgha : kee-koo (Yeah, the rest of this I just ignore
Lugonu : lu-GON-oo
Mahkleb : mah-KLEB
Nemelex Xobeh : NEM-eh-lex ZO-beh
Okawaru : oh-kah-WAH-roo
Sif Muna : SIF MYOO-nah
Trog : TROG
Vehumet : VEH-hoo-met
Xom : ZOM
Yredelemnul : yred-elem-NOOL
Zin : ZIN

[cerebovssquire]

orcs are too dumb for silent letters come on guys

[Siegurt]

Well, to be fair, I always interpreted the 'gh' on the end as kind of a moist glottal spitting sound (It just kind of something I can imagine an orc doing), I'm just not sure how to represent that with phonetic spelling.

[and into]

Actually, most cryptolinguists believe that the correct way to pronounce "gh" in orcish, traditionally, is to punch your interlocutor in the face. It doesn't really translate well to digital media.

[Siegurt]

Actually, most cryptolinguists believe that the correct way to pronounce "gh" in orcish, traditionally, is to punch your interlocutor in the face. It doesn't really translate well to digital media.

I stand corrected.

[Cheibrodos]

Your pronunciation's were pretty similar to mine.

Ashenzari : ASH-en-ZAH-ree
Beogh : BAY-off
Cheibriados : CHAY-bree-AH-dose
Dithmenos : dith-MEH-nos
Elyvilon: eh-LIH-vill-on
Fedhas Madash: FAYD-us MAH-dash
Jiyva : JEE-vah
Kikubaaqudgha : KEE-koo-BAH-kood-gah
Lugonu : lu-GOHN-oo
Mahkleb : MAH-kleb
Nemelex Xobeh : NEM-eh-lex ZO-beh
Okawaru : OH-kah-WAH-roo
Sif Muna : SIF MOO-nah
Trog : TROG
Vehumet : veh-Hə-met
Xom : ZOM
Yredelemnul : EE-reh-DEH-lem-nool
Zin : ZIN

[Lyrick]

I wonder how many different pronunciations of Kikubaqudgha we'll see here.

Ashenzari : AH-shen-ZAR-ee
Beogh : BAY-ogh
Cheibriados : CHAY-bree-AH-dose
Dithmenos : dith-men-os
Elyvilon: eh-LIH-viy-on
Jiyva : GIY-ye-vah
Kikubaaqudgha: KEE-koo-bah-qu-d-ga
Mahkleb : Mak-lebh (lol)
Nemelex Xobeh : NEM-eh-lex ZO-beh
Okawaru : OH-kah-WAH-roo
Sif Muna : SIF MOO-nah
Yredelemnul : i-reh-duh-lem-null

[Leafsnail]

Bay Ogg

I also try to pronounce the y at the front of Yred as a consonant

[Hirsch I]

I got lots of them wrong for quite some time.
che-ri-bra-dos
el-vee-lion
Kiku-gah-butcha
chom
and so on

[godzilla]

I agree with most of the stuff above, w/ a few exceptions:
ki-bree-AH-dose
BEE-og
JIH-vah
kee-koo-bay-uh-KOOD-guh

[sgrunt]

Ashenzari: AH-shen-ZAH-ree
Beogh: BEE-augh
Cheibriados: CHAY-BREE-ah-dose
Dithmenos: DITH-men-us
Elyvilon: ELL-ee-vill-un
Fedhas: FED-hass
Jiyva: JY-vah
Kikubaaqudgha: KICK-oo-bah-COULD-gah
Lugonu: loo-GO-nu
Makhleb: MACK-leb
Nemelex Xobeh: nem-ell-ex ZO-beh
Okawaru: OH-kah-wah-ru
Sif Muna: siff MOO-na
Trog: TRAUGH
Vehumet: VEH-who-met
Xom: ZOM
Yredelemnul: you-read-ell-em-null
Zin: ZIN
the Shining One: the SHINE-ing one

[ontoclasm]

I'm pretty sure Okawaru's name is just Japanese for "Default".

"Kawaru" can mean "to change" or "to replace," so O-kawaru would be (very vaguely) "the Great Change" or "the Great Replacement." It should really be O-kawari if it's a noun, though.

Okawari also means "a second helping."

[diviton]

Veh-hue-met

[Knight9910]

orcs are too dumb for silent letters come on guys

That sort of intolerant behavior is exactly the reason the orcs want to exterminate all humans! ...that and they're jealous of our good looks.

I'm pretty sure Okawaru's name is just Japanese for "Default".

"Kawaru" can mean "to change" or "to replace," so O-kawaru would be (very vaguely) "the Great Change" or "the Great Replacement." It should really be O-kawari if it's a noun, though.

Okawari also means "a second helping."

I was kidding about the "default" thing, but that's actually pretty interesting. I could definitely see a god of war referred to as "the great change."

[Confidence Interval]

I never pronounce the gods' names. I can't think of any occasion on which I have said them aloud. Perhaps I need to do more subvocalisation.

[Hirsch I]

you need to hang with cooler people IRL.

[Confidence Interval]

you need to hang with cooler people IRL.

I don't know many people irl and even those who play video games give me glazed looks if I describe Crawl to them. I think such levels of coolness as you imply are well beyond my reach.

[Knight9910]

Crawl isn't exactly what you would call "mainstream."

[cerebovssquire]

chom

I would pronounce Xom KSOM and am surprised that so many people pronounce it ZOM. Might be a result of me speaking German most of the time.

[Knight9910]

chom

I would pronounce Xom KSOM and am surprised that so many people pronounce it ZOM. Might be a result of me speaking German most of the time.

Probably. In english words beginning with "X" pronounce it as a "Z", case in point xylophone, xenophobe, Xerox, etc.

[Hirsch I]

you need to hang with cooler people IRL.

I don't know many people irl and even those who play video games give me glazed looks if I describe Crawl to them. I think such levels of coolness as you imply are well beyond my reach.

I have a little brother, and teach him to play fun stuff.
the people that play DnD with me are pretty open too.
nobody else. yeah, this is sad, they dont know what they are losing.

{edit} I did not know X was pronounced as Z in any situations, in english. my life is a lie.

[stickyfingers]

I pronounce kiku's "dg" as in "budget". I find it strange that all of you consider it two separate phones.

[Knight9910]

I pronounce kiku's "dg" as in "budget". I find it strange that all of you consider it two separate phones.

So, "kee-koo-bah-koo-jah"?

[stickyfingers]

Yeah, something like that.

[and into]

I pronounce kiku's "dg" as in "budget". I find it strange that all of you consider it two separate phones.

Actually, since it is "dgha," why not

kee-koo-bah-kood-fa

[Igxfl]

It's spelled "Kikubaaqudgha", but it's pronounced "Throatwarbler Mangrove".

[Knight9910]

Alternate pronunciations:

Ashenzari : Awesomezari
Beogh : Klan Hat, Father of Orcus Christ
Cheibriados : Challenge
Dithmenos : Ezio Auditore
Elyvilon: Elbereth Wannabe
Fedhas Madash : Mother Nature
Jiyva : Non-Existent (The Royal Jelly is Dead!)
Kikubaaqudgha : Kee... Kick... um... That Guy
Lugonu : I Love Lucy
Mahkleb : Nobody's Favorite
Nemelex Xobeh : Yugi Moto
Okawaru : Warrior Default
Sif Muna : Mage Default
The Shining One : Lawful Stupid
Trog : Angry Stupid
Vehumet : Bahamut
Xom : RNG
Yredelemnul : Evil Asshole
Zin : Good Asshole

[Hirsch I]

I love a good asshole play, on ocasion.
...
i dont think those alternate names work well.