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Subject: How are the various Species Names Pronounced?

Sang-hee-ell-ee?

Ga-Lek-Go-lo?

Yan-meh?

Un-goy?

Kig-Yar?

Hur-a-gok?

San-Shyum?

I simply can't say Jiralhanae due to my Korean heritage.


The word "Jiralhanae" is a Korean word that roughly means "stupid aggressive lunatic", which describes the Brutes' aggressive personality.


I think it's more offensive than that.

  • 05.18.2011 3:37 AM PDT

Sang-hie-el-lee?

  • 05.18.2011 3:38 AM PDT

<(-_-)> Teh mokey is not amused

Sang-hee-lee

Mae-o-La-gecko

Yan-meh

Uno-goy

Kig-Yar

Hur-a-gock

San-Shee-um

Jer-al-han-a

  • 05.18.2011 3:41 AM PDT

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Posted by: katamariguy
Sang-hee-ell-ee?
Sangheili - Sang-high-lee

Ga-Lek-Go-lo?
Mgalekgolo - Mug-ah-lek-go-lo (The mg can be interpreted like mug, meg, or a mig with a low I sound)

Yan-meh?
Yanme'e - Yan-may-ee

Un-goy?
Unggoy - Ung-goy

Kig-Yar?
Kig-yar - Kig-yar (pronounced as read)

Hur-a-gok?
Huragok - Hure-a-gok (Hure like hue)

San-Shyum?
San 'Shyuum - San-sh-you-mm

Jiralhanae
Jiralhanae - Jee-ral-hah-nay

[Edited on 05.18.2011 5:30 AM PDT]

  • 05.18.2011 5:25 AM PDT

Sangheili Major: "Brute ships. Staggered line! Shipmaster, they outnumber us, three-to-one!"

Rtas 'Vadum: "Then it is an even fight. All Cruisers, fire at will! Burn their mongrel hides!"

Clearly pronunciation varies between people, but this is what I think.
(And even the readers on the audio books and people doing voices in the games themselves pronounce some of the names differently.(Referring to a Brute in Halo 3)

Either San-geh-lee and Sang-hee-lee

Meg-ah-lek-go-lo

Yan-may-ee

Ung-goy

Kig-yar

Hure-a-gok

San-sh-you-oo-mm (Double O's for the longer note, as it is two U's originally.)

Ji-ral-han-ah-ey (Or eh if you think of the way some Canadians say it.)

  • 05.18.2011 5:57 AM PDT

I don't know of any right way to pronounce the names, but this is how I pronounce them all.

Sangheili=Sang-hee-lee

Jiralhanae=Jair-al-han-eye

Unggoy=Un-goy

Yanme'e=Yan-meh-ee

Huragok=Hur-ah-gok

San 'Shyuum=San Sh-yoom

Mgalekgolo=Mega Lek-goal-o

Kig-yar is pretty self explanatory, it sounds just the way the way it's spelled.

  • 05.18.2011 11:22 AM PDT

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Posted by: ParagonRenegade
You were totally and absolutely correct in every way, I don't know why we were arguing, you're so amazing I should never have doubted you.

The only one I know for sure is Sangheili, pronounced "San-GELL-ee". Brutes and Grunts would occasionally have it in their lines in Halo 3, and you can hear it in the Elites' dialogue in Reach.

  • 05.18.2011 5:07 PM PDT
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  • 05.18.2011 6:38 PM PDT

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San-He-Lee
G-ral-Han-Eh
Yan-May
San-Shy-um
Mga-lek-golo
Kig-Yar
Un-Go-E
Hu-man
Fo-re-runner
Pre-cursor
Hu-ra-Gok

  • 05.18.2011 6:47 PM PDT

"You dead yet? No? You will be!"

"How you like them pears? Guess what I mean by pears."

"I'm gonna rip off his partridge and kick him in the pear tree!"

Sang-hell-ee

Lek-go-low

Yawn-mee

Un-goy

Kig-Yar

Hur-a-gok

San-Sh-yoom

Jer-ral-ha-nay

  • 05.18.2011 7:59 PM PDT

What a waste....

Sang-heel-ee

Hur-a-gok

Un-ga-goy

San-She-Um

Jir-ah-luh-hay-nay

Mega(?)Lek-go-low

Yan-na-may

Kig-Yar

  • 05.18.2011 8:39 PM PDT


Hu-man
Fo-re-runner
Pre-cursor


Wait, what?

  • 05.19.2011 4:12 AM PDT