Drow language pronunciation

Jallil Oura · Post by **Jallil Oura** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:37 am

I just joined for the sake of posting this question in hopes of getting a response. Is there a pronunciation guide to go with the Drow dictionary? If not, how should I be pronouncing things?

Velve · Post by **Velve** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:58 am

I usualy just pronouce exactly as they sound.

Post by **Shir'le E. Illios** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:59 am

As far as I’m aware there is no prescribed pronunciation with the drow language. Though I think that, in general, you’re fairly safe using English pronunciation.

The only thing I do know is that the convention is to pronounce the apostrophe (the “'”) as a glottal stop.

Oh, and the “ow” in “drow” is pronounced as that in “now”. But you probably already knew that.

Love -x-x-x-

Shir'le

Vendrin · Post by **Vendrin** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:54 am

I know we all like the drow here... but come on. Actually speaking drow?
That's like.... LARPing. *shudders*

CrankyOzzie · Post by **CrankyOzzie** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:34 am

I used to know someone who could speak Drow, literally.

Anyway, I tend to roll my R's slightly, when sounding words out in my head. Not quite so much as a scotsman, and not as harsh sounding.

So for example, my character's name, Rade Ilphukiir, would sound to me like Rrar-day Eel-Phoo-Keer. I have had a couple of people make comments on the sexual appearance of the last name (I'll f**k her) Ahem.. I was quick to correct them

Velve · Post by **Velve** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:29 am

I imagen the way the voice of Viconia from BG2 (Haven't played the first, don't even know if the voice actor is the same, if there is one in the first), to be the way to pronounce words, if that helps anyone...

Ceistant · Post by **Ceistant** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:36 am

Here is a Drow language site for anyone that is interested..

[url=http://www.jashan.net/sites/conlangs/dr ... l:1gjd4ah3]Drow Language Project[/url:1gjd4ah3]

Karak · Post by **Karak** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:06 am

like the other elf tungs but with a more evil voice

Unen_Stealthfoot · Post by **Unen_Stealthfoot** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 6:48 am

[color=indigo:3ergyt5e]Sort of deep, but sexy.[/color:3ergyt5e]

Karak · Post by **Karak** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:38 am

yeah...i like that....deep but sexy... cudent think of a better why to describe it.

Argoth · Post by **Argoth** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:19 am

Well they are smaller then even the surface elves, but still I'd say they have to have a deep voice. It would really go with power, that sort of voice. A little seductive, very sexy. And the thing Ceistant posted, about that drow language project, really great stuff. As I study English phonetics and phonology I find it quite interesting.