I detail pronunciations in the Compendium chapters. This page is good for understanding them. Keep in mind, I am not the best at recognizing correct pronunciation. In my compendium chapters I also add extra pronunciations that are not 'correct' and are usually made up by me as I think names can be said in any creative way you like.
Basic Pronunciations
Dashes are used to separate syllables. Stressed syllables are written in CAPITALS.
Consonants
B as in bed
CH as in cheek (tsh)
D as in dam
DH as in then
F as in fake
G as in give
GH as in Scottish laghail
H as in hen
J as in jump (dzh)
K as in cat
KH as in Scottish loch
L as in lamp
M as in maze
N as in not
NG as in fling, sink
P as in pain
R as in right *
S as in side
SH as in shine
T as in top
TH as in thin
V as in very
W as in water
Y as in yeti
Z as in zebra
ZH as in azure, vision
* R is used to represent several different r-like sounds. For further clarification the following may be used: guttural RH (as in French riche); trilled RR (as in Spanish rojo); or tapped Ṙ (as in Spanish caro).
Vowels
A as in bat **
AH as in pot **
AW as in bought, sawn **
AY as in bait, cane
E, EH as in bet, care
EE as in beet
I as in bit
IE as in bite, kind
O as in boat, cone
OI as in boy, coin
OO as in boot, soon
OW as in bout, gown
U as in but
UI as in Dutch huis
UU as in French feu
UW as in put, took
UY as in French rue
ə as in about
* Many English speakers pronounce AH and AW the same
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