Roegadyn 'Y' pronunciation

I got a little bit confused about how the 'Y' is pronounced in Roegadyn names.

Here it says:

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Y: A long 'e' such as the 'ea' in 'eat' or the first 'e' in 'Steve'
Alyr (alder) would be pronounced 'ah-leer'
Blyss (blossom) would be pronounced like 'bleece' (rhymes with 'fleece')

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But later on it says:

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Pfym (five) would be 'fim' (rhymes with 'slim')
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The 'gin' in Swygyn (silent) would be NOT be pronounced like the drink 'gin' but like the 'gin' in 'begin'

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Why isn't the first one pronounced as 'feem' or the second one as 'svee-geen'?
And how can I know when to pronounce it as 'ee' or or just an 'i' as in 'win'?

Thank you very much! :)

Sorry about the confusion here.

It is, in fact, more of an 'ee' sound than an 'ih' sound.

When spoken quickly, however, sounds will become shortened, and can come to resemble others. That is the case here (as it is in a lot of languages...we tend to take the linguistically easy road when pronouncing things. This is why the Ts in 'letter' often become Ds--it's easier for our mouths to continue the voiced 'e' sound over into the unvoiced 't', making it a 'd'...ah, I feel like I'm back in college). When enunciated, the sounds in swygyn will most definitely be 'swee-jean'. When used in everyday speech, on the other hand, the pronunciation naturally gets squished into something like 'swe-gin'.

Hope that helps!

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Originally Posted by Fernehalwes

Sorry about the confusion here.

It is, in fact, more of an 'ee' sound than an 'ih' sound.

When spoken quickly, however, sounds will become shortened, and can come to resemble others. That is the case here (as it is in a lot of languages...we tend to take the linguistically easy road when pronouncing things. This is why the Ts in 'letter' often become Ds--it's easier for our mouths to continue the voiced 'e' sound over into the unvoiced 't', making it a 'd'...ah, I feel like I'm back in college). When enunciated, the sounds in swygyn will most definitely be 'swee-jean'. When used in everyday speech, on the other hand, the pronunciation naturally gets squished into something like 'swe-gin'.

Hope that helps!

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Thanks a lot Fernehalwes for the reply!

The lore in this game is very realistic. From how the different races got together and their backgrounds, down to how they name themselves. Nothing is set in stone, things change with time and get influenced by what is happening over the years. You guys have done an outstanding job. :D