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Maranwe_Daughterof_Elrond
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on: April 26, 2017 12:35
Pretty sure I've been saying it wrong for 8 flipping years... Its Maranwe. I used to pronounce it like Mare-an-wee. But I'm pretty sure that's very wrong... I think it's supposed to be Mahr-an-way, but I'm not certain. Can anyone help me please? -_-
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on: April 26, 2017 06:40
More like Mahr-an-veh; the two a-s are pronounced as in English 'car'.
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on: April 26, 2017 08:16
Yes...i understand that the 'a's are long, that's not really in dispute at this point. The 'E' is what's giving me trouble... where do you get a 'v' sound out of that...
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on: April 26, 2017 11:48
The e is like the sound in bed. It should remain short even at the end of a word.
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on: April 26, 2017 11:55
How would you say the whole word?
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on: April 27, 2017 05:34
To hear the correct pronunciation you can use google translate: type the word maranwe and set the language to Finnish. Then click the audio button in the bottom left corner.
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on: April 27, 2017 05:47
I'll try that, but why Finnish...?
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on: April 27, 2017 03:56
Oh, that's because Tolkien based Quenya pronunciation on Finnish and Latin
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on: April 27, 2017 11:16
Fascinating. Thank you very much for you help.
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