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With Hlaalu, always took in consideration that its Dunmer in origin, effectively Elvish and the Elvish language is typically rather elaborate. Redoran, I should have used [RED-OH-RAHN] instead. That's more along how I say it. Well, all the Houses (active in Morrowind) are Dunmer in origin. But anywho, I think most will just say whatever is easiest for themselves or pay no mind to their slaughtering of common words like fatigue (you feta-gew people). But always willing to make a collaborative effort.

Morrowind - Mor-ow-wind
Vvardenfell- Vor-den-vell
Vivec - Viv-ic
Daedra/Aedra - Dade-ra/Ade-ra
ALMSIVI - Alm-sivi
Cuirass - Same as curious

Some other ones.

Ysmir - Yis-mir
Jarl - Yarl

Telvanni: TELL-VAAN-NEE
Redoran: RED-OR-AN
Hlaalu: H-LA-LOO (I pronounce the H like exhaling)
Morrowind: MORE-O-WIND
Vvardenfell: VAR-DEN-FELL
Vivec: VUH-VECK
Aedra: A-DRA
CHIM: with a CH like in Cheese
Cuirass: almost like 'curious'
Dunmer: (I pronounce it like a Colovian Hick, almost like 'Dumber')
Ysmir: Like how the Redguard guy in Bruma's chapel says it - IS-MEER
Jarl: Like how everybody else pronounces it - Yarl.

I've always said them like this:
Morrowind: Mohre-oh-whind
Vvardenfell: Vahr-din-fehll
Vivec: Vee-Vek
Daedra: Day-druh
Aedra: Aie-druh
ALMSIVI: Ahlm-See-Vee
Cuirass: Quer-uhss
I hope it helped!

How do you pronounce Hircine? I pronounce it Hir-sine.

Her-scene.

How about Mehrunes Dagon? I pronounce it May-runes Day-gon.

Yeah, that's how I've usually heard it pronounced.

I wonder if there's an official pronunciation guide somewhere...

Hircine - heer-SEEN
Mehrunes Dagon - may-ROONZ DAY-gon
Boethiah - bo-AY-thi-uh
Daedra - DAY-druh
Clavicus Vile - kla-VEE-kus vile
Ysmir - EES-meer

Boethiah - Bow-thee-a
Daedra - Day-Dra
Clavicus Vile - Klav-i-cus vile
Ysmir - Yis-meer

They pronounce Ysmir "Eez-mere" in Skyrim, I believe.

I've heard some have a slight yi sound.

Ysmir - EES-meer. I was influenced by reading Isabel written Ysabel in Spanish. EES-ah-bell.
Cuirass - KWEE-rus
Hircine - Heer-seen
Daedra - DAY-druh
Aedra - AY-druh
Vivec - Vi-veck (the i is mostly silent, just lightly and quickly touched on)
CHIM - Kim
Redoran - Reh-DOR-uhn
Mehrunes Dagon - MAY-roonz DAY-gone
Wuuthrad - Wooth-RAHD
Alduin - All-doo-EEN (influenced by Parthunaax?)
Cyrodiil - SEAR-ah-dill

I've heard Michael Kirkbride pronounce Daedra out loud (can't say where and how, but I'm not makin' it up or fanboying out. Just objectively stating this), and he says "Dee-druh." That's just one dude's opinion though. He also later went on to say "Say things however you want." In the actual games it's pronounced multiple ways, which reflects words in the real world as well.

I think the WUUTH is pronounced more in Wuuthrad. That seems to make more sense to me.

Chim is actually more like Kyme..again, from the horse's mouth. Of course he also pronounces Dunmer as "Doon-MARE" which sounds nothing at all like how any NPC ever pronounces it, so again... his (Strong) opinion but not gospel. (Didn't actually hear these, but saw him kinda spell them out in an old forum post once)

I think Redoran is more exactly how it looks. I see no reason to assume the as makes an uhn sound.

I thought this thread was about how we personally pronounce names of things, not the objective (or even conventional) truth of the matter?

In any case I bow to your superior lore-fu, Pilaf.

Nah..I'm not trying to say my way is right or anything. Just that I heard someone pronounce them that way, who might have originated one or two of the words or at least been part of a think tank that did.

Of course, I've heard other examples of people who pronounced things a certain way, then heard another way and preferred that one. For instance apparently some of the Devs pronounce "Tsaesci" very literally, or other ones say "Zay see" in a sort of Asian accent. I personally say "Shay-shee" or "Say-shee". I think it sounds cooler.

Daedra - DA-EEDRA
Vivec - VI-VEHK
Azura - A-ZUU-RAH
Boethiah - BU-EE-THYA
CHIM - KHIM
Morrowind - MO-ROW-WIND
Dunmer, Altmer, Bosmer, Dwemer, Falmer - DUUN-MER, ALT-MER, BOSS-MER, DWY-MER, FAHL-MER; all emphasis on the -MER, which is pronounced short and hard
Tsaesci - TSA-ESI
Akavir - AH-KA-VIIR (emphasis on -VIIR)
YSMIR - IS-MEER
Almalexia - AL-MA-LEXIAH (LEXIAH spoken as one syllable)

Trying to write my pronunciations down phonetically is difficult, as they're colored notably by my foreign background. It's interesting to see the differences between us all.

Mara: Ma-ra/Mar-a
Julianos: Julie-anne-os
Akatosh: Aka-tosh
Stendar: Stend-ar
Etc:

Hat: Huh-At
Cat: Kuh-At
Bat: Buh-at
Daedra: Day-EE-druh
Mehrunes Dagon: May-Rune-z Day-gone
Pasta: Puh-sta
Tomatoe: Toe-May-Toe
Potatoe: Po-Tay-Toe
Oblivion: O-Bluh-Veee-OWN
Car: Kuh-arggghhh (like a pirate)
Akatosh: Ak-A-Tosh(.0)
Rabbit: Rab-Bit
Goat: Go-Ate
Tsaesci: Tuh-Say-Sci-Fi
Soap: So-Ca-To-Ah
Molag Bal: Mow-Log Ball
Azura: Ahh-zure-ah

Ysmir - Ysmiir (In Sweden everyone will hear the difference between I and Y, eg Fyra (four) and Fira (celebrate) sounds very much alike for the untrained ear.)
Cuirass - Cure-us
Hircine - Hirr-sin
Daedra - DA-E-drA
Aedra - A-E-drA
Vivec - Vee-veck
CHIM - Chim
Redoran - Ré-då-rAn (å ≈ au)
Mehrunes Dagon - Mé-ruun-ess Daegånn
Wuuthrad - Wooth-RAHD
Alduin - All-duu-inn
Cyrodiil - Sy-roo-deal

something like that

Azura - Az-yura
Boethiah - Boe-eeth-iah
Mehrunes Dagon - May-roons-Daygon
Cyrodiil - Sirro-dil
Morrowind - Morrow-wind
Vaermina - Ver-meena

Morrowind - Mar-oh-wind
Vvardenfell - V-var-den-fell
Vivec - Vi - vic
Daedra/Aedra - Day-dra/Ay-Dra
Cuirass - kur-ass

Morrowind - MORE-uh-wind
Vvardenfell - VARR-din-fell
Vivec - Vuh-VEHK
Daedra - DAY-druh
Aedra - AY-druh
Almsivi - alm-SIH-vee
Cuirass - KYUR-iss
Vaermina - varr-MANE-uh
Azura - uh-ZOO-ruh
Boethiah - bow-EETH-ee-uh (eeth as in teeth)
Cyrodiil - SEAR-uh-dill
Ysmir - easMEER (Eas as in East)
Hircine - hear-SEEN