How do I pronounce "Aegina"? Options

[Raijinili]

I started thinking today about how Aegina's name is pronounced. Welll, that's it.

So here's the question, LCN. How do I pronounce "Aegina"?

[Raijinili]

"Ee-jee-na". Topic over.

[DustyHaru]

I did a doubletake because I thought I was in the raidex.
Then I realized I was.

[Knightman]

"Ee-jee-na". Topic over.

Isn't more easy to say "Ae-jeena",I mean, the pronunciation is almost different, this happens with Yggdra's name too

[Dr Strum]

The island's name is generally pronounced /eʝina/, so, since we pronounce Yggdra based on the pronunciation of Yggdrasil, that's what I've been going with.

[Miki Trie']

Err...... characters in the game say " I-gee-na" ( Long 'I' tough 'g') That's what I say...... up too you guys though.

This post has been edited by Miki Trie': Oct 26 2009, 09:54 PM

[Hayashi Tenshi]

It is I-GEE-NAH!
The katakana spells, Ai-Gi-Na which pronounced- I-GEE-NAH.
Also in the PSP voice acting, they pronounce it that way.

[Dr Strum]

Okay, you're being misleading. Before i/e, g is generally pronounced /ʤ/ in English, as in "generous." Are you saying that? Because if you are then you're reading the katakana wrong. It would be a voiced k as in "get" or "gain." Also, considering the katakana has Yggdra's name as YU-GU-DO-RA, we can't go off of that for pronunciation.

[Hayashi Tenshi]

Okay, you're being misleading. Before i/e, g is generally pronounced /ʤ/ in English, as in "generous." Are you saying that? Because if you are then you're reading the katakana wrong. It would be a voiced k as in "get" or "gain." Also, considering the katakana has Yggdra's name as YU-GU-DO-RA, we can't go off of that for pronunciation.

I meant that the "g" is being pronounced like gh... like in "get" as you said. Sometimes the japanese have no way of pronouncing the real word so they have to like somehow say it with their own alphabet such as for example the name Christine, it would be KU-RI-SU-TI-N

[Rhiannon]

Nah, they're crazy. If they always went by that then Yggdra would be "I-GU-DO-RA." And Ishiene sure wouldn't have a "nu" as the last syllable in her name.

[Dr Strum]

Okay, you're being misleading. Before i/e, g is generally pronounced /ʤ/ in English, as in "generous." Are you saying that? Because if you are then you're reading the katakana wrong. It would be a voiced k as in "get" or "gain." Also, considering the katakana has Yggdra's name as YU-GU-DO-RA, we can't go off of that for pronunciation.

I meant that the "g" is being pronounced like gh... like in "get" as you said. Sometimes the japanese have no way of pronouncing the real word so they have to like somehow say it with their own alphabet such as for example the name Christine, it would be KU-RI-SU-TI-N

That was my exact point. The Japanese pronunciations (when they're not Japanese names) are meaningless and should be ignored.

[Miki Trie']

Nah, they're crazy. If they always went by that then Yggdra would be "I-GU-DO-RA." And Ishiene sure wouldn't have a "nu" as the last syllable in her name.

It is pronounced I-GU-DO-RA. The 2nd 'e' in Ishiene is silent no?

[Rhiannon]

Yeah, but in katakana it's "YU-GU-DO-RA." And as for Ishiene, it still wouldn't be "nu." They'd use "n" if they weren't crazy.

[Hayashi Tenshi]

Nah, they're crazy. If they always went by that then Yggdra would be "I-GU-DO-RA." And Ishiene sure wouldn't have a "nu" as the last syllable in her name.

It is pronounced I-GU-DO-RA. The 2nd 'e' in Ishiene is silent no?

I read the katakana and I thought it said Yu-ge-do-ra. Haha.

When they say Ishiene in japanese they say Ishieney.
In english they remove the ney part

[Rhiannon]

No, they don't. :( I've played through YUPSP in Japanese twice, and I've heard no such thing. Not that it would make sense either way since her name is written イシーヌ (ishiinu).