Hey RIOT! Just had a quick question about the new Shadow and Fortune story that was just put up. In there is a character named Illaoi. How do you pronounce that? Just curious, especially after that pronunciation video /ALL-Chat did a few weeks ago. Thanks in advance!
RiotJellbug7 votesGood question! Illaoi is pronounced "ill-OW-ee".
Celio Hogane HD1 voteswhat how why? don't get it, Illaoi is pronounced illowe? they don't even write similar!
RiotJellbug5 votesThe syllable breakdown with correct spelling is "Ill-ao-i".
Celio Hogane HD1 votesThat only makes my point stronger, unless you pronunce -ao- as -ow-
Cuix3 votes... How else would you pronounce it?
Celio Hogane HD1 votesI pronounce it the same way it would sound Yaoi if Apple made it. (if you don't catch, is IYaoi)
Cuix1 votesUh, that's what we're saying. Tha "aoi" in Illaoi is pronounced like the "aoi" in yaoi.
Celio Hogane HD1 votesI feel like everybody except me spell ow really wierd.
Star Guardían4 votesMakes perfect sense. The "ao" in Ilaoi is pronounced like the "ao" in Taoism, Daoism, etc. T - OW- ISM, D-OW-ISM etc.
Celio Hogane HD1 votesI never seen anyone in my life saying Towism.
Star Guardían2 votesTaoism/Daoism is a traditional Chinese religion.
Ao is pronounced like the "ow" in "OW! I stubbed my toe!" or the "ow" in plow as in "I plowed the fields yesterday." Or like the "ow" town as in "I live in a small town."
NOT like the "ow" in tow as in "I have a towing truck." and NOT like the "ow" in grow as in "I want my plants to grow"
Celio Hogane HD1 votesreally not seeing the diference in the ow you said, i pronounce it the same way.
Star Guardían2 votesSo you're telling me that you pronounce TOWN and GROW the same? I'm not judging, but if that's the case then you're pronouncing one of those words incorrectly or trolling.
The "ao" in Illaoi makes an "OW" sound. Just like the "ao" in Taoism and Daoism makes an "OW" sound
The "OW" sound I'm referring to is the sound in TOWN, CROWN, DOWN, FROWN, COW, TOWN, DROWN, CLOWN
The sound in GROW, TOW, FLOW, SLOW, STOW, THROW is NOT the sound I'm referring, it is a different sound.
Celio Hogane HD1 votesYeah i pronounce Town and Grow the same way, not trolling.
Cuix1 votesThen you're pronouncing one of them incorrectly. Here's the IPA guide for them:
town - taʊn
grow - ɡɻoʊ
Wind Whistler1 votesMakes perfect sense. The "ao" in Ilaoi is pronounced like the "ao" in Taoism, Daoism, etc. T - OW- ISM, D-OW-ISM etc.
Really? The first thing that comes to your mind when you see Ao is Taoism and Daoism, and not a certain Dragon that people have been begging for for over two years now?
Vyxeus1 votesHuh, not even close to what I was saying, lol! Thanks for the response, I appreciate it!
LaoBushido1 votesSiri pronounces it (ill -a -oi)