Dune pronunciations - official guide

[Dunenewt]

I just thought I would transcribe the pronunciations given in

regarding Frank Herbert's notes on pronunciations of Dune related words.  

Adab - ah-dahb

al-Fali - al-Fa-lee

Alia - Ah-l

[MrFlibble]

There's also the Frank Herbert's pronunciation clips page at usul.net.

[SandChigger]

An "official" guide, is it? ;)

There is occasionally a bit of mismatch between the pronunciations FH had in his head and how he transcribed them. Or between how things were written and he said them. <b>Chani</b>, from the Usul.net page, is a perfect example of the former: FH pronounced it like CHAIN-ee. (A thoroughly American pronunciation, by the way. If it's supposed to be Fremen Arabic, wouldn't it be CHAH-nee?)

<b>Giedi Prime</b> represents the latter: it should be pronounced JAY-dee or jee-EH-dee, based on the spelling. (Like many star names it's evidently Arabic in origin, from al-Jadii, according to Wikipee.)

(Which audiobook reader was it that garbles sietch into a military-code-like "C-H"? And what do they do with Scytale?)

Publishing a full list of FH's pronunciation notes on their website is another example of something the HLP could do but doesn't.

[Dunenewt]

CHAH-nee is how I imagined that.

[SandChigger]

Exactly.

And FH's pronunciation is now too reminiscent of the surname of a former US VP who should just SHUT UP ALREADY! Or go shoot some more of his old friends? :P

[MrFlibble]

(Which audiobook reader was it that garbles sietch into a military-code-like "C-H"? And what do they do with Scytale?)

Haha, I remember that post on DuneNovels where someone who listened to the Dune audiobook wondered what a "Fremen CH" might be ;D :D

[vota dc]

 

Atreides - Ah-tray-a-dees

(The) Baron of Giedi Prime (Baron Vladimir) - Gay-tee Prime; Vlahd-uh-meer

But Ah-tray-a-dees should be Atreidis,instead Atreides?I don't know much about greek.

About Vladimir,I don't know well about the english spelling,but the uh seems wrong...it should be Vladimir just like the russian premier,so without the u!

And about Giedi....I prefer Jedi,but it is just me.

[TMA_1]

actually is last name is pronounced Chee nee, not Chay nee. I didnt know that until not too long ago.

[SandChigger]

I didn't know that, either.

But I like it. Very much: it accords well with my view of the universe that even though he rose to the level he did, people mispronounced his name every time they referred to him and he did nothing (or couldn't do anything) about it. 

[Ikonicre]

But Ah-tray-a-dees should be Atreidis,instead Atreides?I don't know much about greek.

About Vladimir,I don't know well about the english spelling,but the uh seems wrong...it should be Vladimir just like the russian premier,so without the u!

And about Giedi....I prefer Jedi,but it is just me.

ah-TRAY-dees sounds about right to me. Though I wouldn't bother to put in the extra -a- to get the extra space between trei- and -des. By comparison, Achilles is pronounced ah-KILL-ees, Herakles HER-ah-klees, Hades HAY-dees and so on...

At least, that's the accepted english pronunciation. It may differ in actual greek, but FH didn't intend that I'm sure.

[Guest D.dioto]

i dont remember people askin how to stuff tongues.

instead of posting it on uptowns, why not actually credit the people that made this guide and link it to their site?

way to be original

[SandChigger]

Does anyone speak this ^^^ language?  ::)

WTF.

(They weren't "stuffed", but served in a special sauce.)

[Wolf]

That or someone had turducken this Thanksgiving.

[SandChigger]

(Is that any good? I've only heard of it, never had it.)

[Wolf]

Neither have I. I think I don't want it to be good, but it probably is. It's three kinds of foul stuffed into each other, how can it not be? It's like bacon-wrapped shrimp; profane, but delicious.

[SandChigger]

(Shrimp in a pig blanket? HURT me! :D )

[arnoldo]

I just thought I would transcribe the pronunciations given in

regarding Frank Herbert's notes on pronunciations of Dune related words.  

Here's a screenshot of FH's notes from the video.

*Edit*

In addition there is the harper audio of FH reading several selections from Dune which can be used as a guide for pronunciations.

[SandChigger]

Good job, arnoldo. You're such a valued contributor on every board you join! :)

[Khan]

Does anyone speak this ^^^ language?  ::)

I think spicy was fluent in it. Trouble is if you can speak it you're so very rarely bilingual.

[Caid Ivik]

Czech version has a fonetical transcription, so things like "ja hij

[MrFlibble]

Czech version has a fonetical transcription, so things like "ja hij

[Dunenewt]

I think spicy was fluent in it. Trouble is if you can speak it you're so very rarely bilingual.

Actually, didn't he speak Arabic as well?  In which case he would be quite useful here ironically.

[Khan]

But we would still need someone to translate to English :P

[SandChigger]

ZING!!! :D

The Czech version looks fairly close to what the Arabic would be, if I'm reading the Czech orthography correctly. The verb form <i>yaḥy

[Dunenewt]

Yes I think he is Egyptian.