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Crown of Feathers Pronunciation Guide

Writing is very much a visual medium for me, so I didn’t really start thinking about pronunciation until after the book sold and I started talking about my characters and my world with other people. I had a ton of fun playing with root words and messing around on Google translate, but while I dabbled in inventing a secondary language, I only created a few words, and am by no means a professional on the subject. As such, pronunciation is very much secondary to me; I don’t personally care how you say the words, but if you’d like to know how I say them in my head, below is a list. Enjoy!

Alys – alice
Anyanke – an-ee-yawn-key
Aryk – are-rick
Aurelya – or-el-ee-ah
Aurys – or-is
Avalkyra – ah-val-keer-ah
Axura – ah-zur-ah
Azurec – ah-zur-eck
Bellonya – bell-oh-knee-ah
Beryk – bear-ick
Callysta – callista
Cassian – cass-ee-an
Cirix – sear-ix
Ellody – ell-oh-dee
Elysia – ell-lee-see-ah
Eyrie – ear-ree
Ferro – fair-oh
Genya – jen-ee-ah
Hael – hail
Ilithya – ill-ith-ee-ah
Kade – k-aid
Lania – lay-knee-ah
Liyana – lee-yawn-ah
Lyra – lear-ah
Miseriya – miz-air-ee-ah
Montascent – mon-ah-scent
Mori – more-ee
Morian – more-ee-an
Maiora – may-or-ah
Nefyra – nef-ear-ah
Nyka – knee-kah
Ollana – oh-lawn-ah
Onia – oh-knee-ah
Otiya – oh-tea-ah
petravin – pet-rah-vin
Petratec – pet-rah-teck
Petyr – peter
Pheronia – fair-oh-knee-ah
Pyra – peer-ah
Pyraean – peer-ian
Pyrmont – peer-mont
phoenixaeres – fee-nix-air-ease
phoenixaeris – fee-nix-air-iss
phoenovo – fee-no-vo
pyraflora – peer-ah-floor-ah
Rian – ree-an
Riella – ree-ella
Rol – roll
Rolan – roll-an
Ronyn – roh-nin
sapona – sap-oh-nah
Sekveia – seck-vee-ah
Sevono – sev-oh-no
Sevro – sev-roh
Teyke – tea-kay
Thya – th-ee-ah
Vayle – vale
Veronyka – veronica
Vesperaean – ves-pair-ee-an
Worrid – war-id
Xatara – zah-tar-ah
Xephyra – zef-ear-ah
Xoe – zoe
Xolanthe – zo-lanth-ee
xe – zee
xe xie – zee z-eye-ee