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Re: Gailawera
I'm not sure how it will be pronounced yet. I'm open to suggestions and input. Geylavira is interesting. I was also thinking Galavira.I just realized that Galavera could rhyme with talavera, which is a type of decorative Mexican pottery.Sample of sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggkwYa1sN6c

This message was edited 12/22/2024, 1:50 PM

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So it could be like geh-luh-VEH-rah? Also, what language is your story going to be in?
The story will be in English, but it's set in an alternative fantasy world, so human ethnicity / nationality is not a factor.
Language matters because of pronounciation rules in linguistics and similar things. I still think the spelling I said is the most clear to English speakers as well as other European langauge speakers. That doesn't mean you have to use it, it's your book you can spell it however you want. Another opinion could be Gaylavira, English speakers would pronounce it the same as Geylavira.