Pronunciation of 'Hlaalu'

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Pronunciation of 'Hlaalu'

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Note- This will use IPA characters and/or X-SAMPA because I have no help explaining otherwise.
X-SAMPA is spaced out because this site interprets as a URL link.
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Hi! I have been playing Morrowind on/off for years, and have always wondered how to pronounce the word 'Hlaalu'.
I have always been pronouncing it /ɬeɪ.lu/ (in X-SAMPA K e I . l u ) but now wonder if lore pronounces it /leɪ.lu/
(in X-SAMPA l e I . l u ) or /hleɪ.lu/ (in X-SAMPA h l e I . l u ) or even a different pronunciation.
I have searched for an NPC who utters that word to no avail. Hope it isn't too difficult a question.
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I've always thought it was 'Ha-laa-loo'.
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Welcome, Liker of Corn.

I, and characters in Morrowind, pronounce it "Hla-Loo."
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I pronounce it Hla-loo, but the Hla bit kind of sounds like you're producing phlegm in the back of your throat.
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i pronounce it 'Hlah-loo'
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I pronounce the first bit like the welsh 'll', as in Lloyd.
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hla-loo, and I think NPCs either in this game or Oblivion pronounce it that way as well.
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Dogmantra wrote:I pronounce it Hla-loo, but the Hla bit kind of sounds like you're producing phlegm in the back of your throat.
agreed, though I think of it more as a little hiccup or breath rather than phlegm...kinda like your saying Huh, and then switch words
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I would say hla-loo
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i have never played morrowind but i pronounce it Hla-loo
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Also, if I may add, Falanu Hlaalu pronounces Hlaalu as 'Hla-loo' I do believe.
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thx for all the replies! :) I EVENTUALLY managed to find someone who said it (in a council building after entering and re-entering several times) and it sounds like they say /hlɑː.lu/. So much for my fanciful pronunciations :P (I pronounce it like Tom10320, I seem to be a bit out of touch with my explanation of phonetics to the general population. I blame my co-workers :wink: ).
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I just simply don't pronounce it XD!
If I ever had to say it out loud, I'd refer to it as "that honolulu place"
people automatically know where I'm talking about, lol
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I say "la-loo" leaving off the H.
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Ilikecorn wrote:I pronounce it like Tom10320
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Kestral wrote:Also, if I may add, Falanu Hlaalu pronounces Hlaalu as 'Hla-loo' I do believe.
Yep, she says it like that twice.
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If you're the grandmaster of House Hlaalu (in Morrowind, of course) some people in Mournhold adress you as such, and you can clearly hear them pronounce it hlah-loo...
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