Pronunciation


Lost Omens Campaign Setting General Discussion


How does one pronounce Zenj, as in the Zenj tribespeople of Sargava?


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The Exchange

Pretty sure it's just the way it's spelled. Zen - "j" sound

what about Sczarni? I've been calling it Zar'nee but honestly, I


Benrislove wrote:

Pretty sure it's just the way it's spelled. Zen - "j" sound

what about Sczarni? I've been calling it Zar'nee but honestly, I

I'd also like to know about Sczarni. My players and I have been using "Zhar-nee" ("shar", but with the hard "z"). I have no idea how it's actually supposed to be pronounced, though.

Grand Lodge

Too lazy to look it up, but developers (maybe James Jacobs) has posted that "Sczarni" is pronounced "SCAR-knee" (essentially a silent "z").

Dark Archive

They all made up words and have no correct pronunciation, like Phssthpok, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, or Drow.


Thorkull wrote:
Too lazy to look it up, but developers (maybe James Jacobs) has posted that "Sczarni" is pronounced "SCAR-knee" (essentially a silent "z").

That comes rather close to what I think it has to be pronounced.

It is, as a word, related to some eastern europe words and from thze little that I know about their pronounciation this will be my guess.


Dust Raven wrote:
They all made up words and have no correct pronunciation, like Phssthpok, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, or Drow.

Correct, unlike words like Tiefling wich is derived from the German language and as such should be pronounced Teef-ling.

Phssthpok sounds like the sound when you open a can of soda.

Paizo Employee

Thorkull wrote:
Too lazy to look it up, but developers (maybe James Jacobs) has posted that "Sczarni" is pronounced "SCAR-knee" (essentially a silent "z").

Yup, SCAR-knee is fine, although ZKAR-knee is preferred.

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Landon

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For those interested, the original Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting book had a pronunciation section.

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