Aurelion Sol's pronunciation of "Illaoi"; Correct?!

Dominick Destine··3 votes·2,828 views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRRofGLTsv8 At 26:21

"Eh" - "Lah" - "We(h)"

Good lord ... that's not even remotely close to how I thought it was pronounced. I thought it was "Ee" - "Lah" - "O" - "i (similar to eh)"

11 Comments

MisterHealYoGirl1 votes

eh-LAH-whee or ih-LAH-whee are both correct, depending on your accent.

Dominick Destine1 votes

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eh-LAH-whee or ih-LAH-whee are both correct, depending on your accent.

Both of those 'sound' disgusting.

My native language would pronounce it as I wrote it earlier; "Eeh"(Similar to eel) - "Lah" - "Oi" (Think 'Oy, wanker')

Wtf is this "Uh La Weh" bullshoot? the name is forever tainted now.

Star Guardían1 votes

Thing is, it doesn't matter how your native language would pronounce it. Illaoi is a fictional name from a fictional place.

MisterHealYoGirl1 votes

I as in 'ill', a as in 'large', oi as a diphthong pronounced as in 'eel'. Does that help?

Meep Man1 votes

Illaoi pronounces it Ill-ow-ee. I guess it might sound slightly different in dragon tongue.

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

Ya, that's correct.

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

Yea, they spelled it "Ill - ow - i" on release to explain... but I still call her Ill - a - ò - i, in 4 syllables. It sounds more micronesian native at my ears.

Dominick Destine2 votes

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Ill - a - ò - i, in 4 syllables.

Yeah that is almost how I say it except not "ILL" but "Eel"(sort of)

Photos of Ghosts1 votes

Well, I'm Italian so a double L is a double L to me, it HAS to be longer than simple L. And while I'm sure the languages of natives of pacific isles have mainly single consonants, I do think recalling they have occasional doubles.

EDIT: single consonants, not vowels, sorry.

darkmatchwaldo1 votes

This is how i've always said it.

Tesla Effect1 votes

Dang it, its the Lewa thing all over again!

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