The Bond (Book 2) (49 page)

Note: The IPA symbols listed below may not render properly on all eReaders, particularly older models. Other than e, the symbols are part of the IPA Extensions and Combining Diacritical Marks font subsets. A PDF version of this appendix will be available on the author’s blog for as long as possible. A link to the blog is included in the About the Author section.

International Phonetic Alphabet Symbols

ɪː - Long E, as in eel, read

e - Short E, as in men, ten

ɑɪ - Long I, as in kite, my

ɪ - Short I, as in bit, writ

eɪ - Long A, as in ate, day

æ - Short A, as in cat, sat

ʌ -
Short U, as in bus, rut

e
ə - W
ear
,
air
[if no ‘r’ follows, leave off the ‘r’ sound]

ə -
A
meric
a
, c
o
llide

ɔː -
S
or
t,
or
e
[if no ‘r’ follows, leave off the ‘r’ sound]

ɒ -
Short O, as in ox, not

u
ː -
oo
ze, t
oo

ɜː - b
ir
d, w
or
d

əʊ - Long O, as in go

A list of some names, by location, is shown below. Where ‘ts’ is shown, it sounds like the ‘ts’ in cats. If an apostrophe is shown, its syllable is stressed. If none is shown, no syllable is stressed more than another.

Pronunciations listed are how the author pronounces the names himself, and may not be the most frequently used pronunciations for names entirely or partially based on Earth names.

Caer Baronel

Caer - kɑɪr

Baronel - b
æ’ rʌ nel

Aeron -
eər ʌn

Anaya -
ə nɑɪ’ ə

Balam - b
ə’ ləm

Coatl - k
ɔ:’ ət

Doronal - d
ɔ:r’ ʌ nəl

Illsa -
ɪːl’ sə

Liara - l
ɪː ə’ rə

Zolin - z
ɔ:’ lɪn

Bataan-Mok

Bataan - b
ə’ tən [Extend the ‘a’ in the second syllable]

Mok - m
ɒk

Renata - r
e nə’ tə

Takatin -
tə’
kə tɪn

Isandath -
ɪ’ sən dæth

Polandra - p
ɔ: lən’ drə

Daelon - d
eə’ lʌn

House Yaot

Yaot - y
ə wɔ:t’

Chel - ch
ɪːl

Ixtab -
ɪːsh’ t
ə
b

Malina - m
ə
lɪː’ n
ə

Maya - m
ɑɪ’
ə

Nenet - ne
’ net

Tonantzi - t
ɔ: n
ə
n’ tsɪː

Xilonen - sh
ɪː’ lɔ: nen

House Peku

Peku - pe’ k
w
ə

Nayra - n
ɑɪ’ r
ə

Xochi - s
ɔ:’ chɪː

Continental Train Company

Eldin -
el’ dɪn

Helena - h
el’ e n
ə

Brutten - br
uː’ tɪn

Delcimaar

Delcimaar - del’ s
ɪ m
ər [Extend the ‘a’ in the third syllable]

Erindia -
ɜː
r ɪn’ dɪː
ə

Kaiden - k
eɪ’ dɪn

Halitos - h
æ’ lɪ t
əʊ
s

Caryn - k
æ’ rɪn

Adolfo Garza Jr lives in central Texas, so only rarely sees the phenomenon called rain. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (and with a minor in English), he is apparently one of the rare few who actually get a job that has anything remotely to do with their major. He worked as a computer programmer (also filling in, sometimes for years at a time, as a customer service representative, a merchant service representative, and as the graphics designer) and as a systems analyst before moving to IT Manager. After nearly two decades at the same company, Mr. Garza left to pursue his writing career. It hasn’t always been easy, as most worthwhile things are not, but he is slowly gaining knowledge about this art of writing thing and will be crafting worlds for the foreseeable future.

You can follow and/or read about his writing exploits at AdventuresInLethera.wordpress.com.