Names
I know there is a thread in the general BMT thread. But seeing as I've just started reading Priestess of the White I thought i'd see how others pronounce hte names. Heres mine: Auraya - Oar-Ray-Ah Dyara - Dee-Yara Juran - Ju (Jury without the RY) -Ran Mairae - Mer-Ray Rian - Ree-Un Leiard - Lee-Ard Emmerahl - Emmerald without the D

Re: Names
I say auraya as Ow-ray-ah Dyara as Die-ara Juran the same Mairae as My-ray Rian as Ryan Leiard the same Emmerahl the same

Auraya: Ah-ray-uh Dyara: Dahy-ara Juran: Ju-ran (same as original poster) Mairae: My-ray Rian: Ry-an (like the english name) Leiard: Lay-urd Emerahl: I-mer-ahl

Auraya: Or-Ray-Ah Dyara: Die-Ah-Ra Juran: Jur-Ran Mairae: Mare-Ray Rian: Ry-An Leiard: Lay-Ard Emerahl: Emer-Ahl

Auraya - Oar-ray-ah Dyara - De-ara Juran - Jur-an Mairae - Mix between Mary and Mare-ray Rian - Rye-an Leiard - Lee-ard Emerahl - Emer-ahl :P

I pronounced Auraya strangely at first like "Owr-ay-ah" well not quite like that but it's hard to write. But then Mischief said "Owaya" or something so that made me realise that it was more like Oar-ay-ah or Or-ray-ah. :D

What i really want to know though is how to pronounce Chaia! There's a Portugeuse word "saia" (i think it's Portugeuse) Sah-Eee-Ah So i pronounced it Cha-Eee-Ah How did you?

Auraya - OAR-AH-YAH Mirar - MEE-RAR Emerahl - EMM-ER-ULL Juran - JOO-RAN Dyara - DIE-ARAH Rian - RY-EN Mairae - MY-ER-RAY Danjin - DAN-JEEN Leiard - LAY-ARD Chaia - CHAI-AH Huan - HU-AN Lore - LOR Yranna - Y-RANA Saru - SA-ROO Sheyr - SHEI-ER Hrun - H-ROON Alor - AH-LOR Ranah - RANA Sraal - S-RAHL Kuar - KOO-AH Nekaun - NER-KOON Imenja - E-MEN-JAH Genza - JHEN-ZAH / GON-ZAH Vervel - VER-VELL Shar - SHARH

Wow..how long did it take you to type that out? :D I'm never sure wether to pronounce the j's in the names like Danjin or Imenja like an actual J or like a Y sound like a swedish J or a Spanish J like a H. If that makes any sense? But i just pronounce it like a J.