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    Pronunciations

    How do you pronounce some in-game words like "Pso'Xja" or "Xzomit?"

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    I pronounce "Pso'Xja" as Piso Exja... I guess, but I say it so you don't really hear the I so it stays Pso pretty much.

    Xzomit = Eggsomit? lol

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    Pso'Xja = So'Juh for me lolz

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    Since Xzomit doesn't have an apostrophe in it (as Pso'Xja does), I'd assume it's meant to be pronounced as two syllables, perhaps "som-it." Without knowing the language it was based off of, though, we'll never know if it's a S sound, or a Z sound. Or perhaps it's neither, and is a K sound, which could result in something like "keh-so-mitt" (pronounced quickly, it's one of the better-sounding possibilities).

    As for Pso'Xja, the apostrophe implies a hard stop, so I'd gather that's something like "so-scha." Unless they wanted to get really crazy and give the J a Y sound, making something like "zo-shi-ya."

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    All the sea stuff is very Aztec. Personally I say "Pso-Ja" with a very soft J, like in the word Beige. Xzomit, I say, "Zomit".

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    Pso-ja for me too, and Gu-zomit cause its softer than Kso-mit.

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    So-Jah, Zomit ;/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Keria View Post
    So-Jah, Zomit ;/
    This

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lordwafik View Post
    All the sea stuff is very Aztec. Personally I say "Pso-Ja" with a very soft J, like in the word Beige. Xzomit, I say, "Zomit".
    ^

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    So-jah

    ex-zomit

    And how about Temple of Uggalepih?

    I normally say/type "temple of uggugugugug" or "that tonberry infested shit of a place" ...

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    For some reason i've always pronounced "Temple of Uggalepih" as

    Temple of Uhguh lay Pea H. Something to do when i wanted to learn how to spell it without screwing it up so i could /sea Uggalepih instead of /sea "Temple of Uggalepih" i tend to laugh about it because everytime i see Uggalepih i really say that. As for pronouncing something like "Xolotl" i just say "ZOLT!" in a screaming manner as if he's some high and mighty being!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheStig View Post
    And how about Temple of Uggalepih?
    "Temple of Uglypeople."

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    SOH-zha
    UGG-uh-lep
    YAH-vruh
    ZOH-mit
    airn
    PEM-day
    foo-AH-boh
    HOO-zoy
    RU-met
    AB-suh-loot VUR-choo

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    I didn't realize it made little sense until now, but I'm fond of say Psho-Jah. >.>

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    Looking at some Katakana usually helps to understand how SE wants us to spell things.

    Katakana for Pso'xja: ソ・ジヤ - So Jiya

    Katakana for Xzomit: ゾミト - Zomit

    Katakana and Kanji for Uggalepih: ウガレピ寺院 Ugalepi Temple

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    qui fum?

    or kee fim?

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    クフィム島 - Kufim Island

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    Arrapago is one of me that I hear on Vent and think others are pronouncing funny.

    I say, "AR-ah-PAH-go", with slightly more emphasis on the first syllable, and I've heard "ar-AH-pah-go".

    Also,

    KWI-fum
    ZAY-olm
    BAF-lao
    YOU-ga-leh-pee
    ZOM-it

    And I had to look up Xolotl for clarification. "sho-LOT'l"

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