Pronunciation

[Vaati]

Some people get confused about how to pronounce the names of the Zelda characters, like one person thought Ganondorf was pronounced "Gann-dorf" and that Saria was "Sar-uh". This is what I think:

Navi (Na-vee)
Anju (An-jew)
Deku (Dee-koo)
Vaati (Vah-tee)
Nabooru (Nuh-boo-roo)
Mikau (My-kow)
Malon (Mahl-un)
Saria (Sar-ee-uh)
Ganondorf (Gann-un-dorf)

These are just some of the names.

[darkphantomime]

Heh, I think Mikou actually is more like mai(soft, but still ee) COO

hmm...

some people think Deku is pronounced Daycoo. heh, but I personally pronounce it Deecoo.

[MasterKeyX]

i say deekoo too. I know a kid that said dehkoo, but that cant be right.

[Vaati]

It's interesting how people pronounce certain things.  :-\

[Gamefreak]

I think this topic merits a trip to the General Zelda Forum.

[MasterKeyX]

i agree, but what does it matter, i aint a mod.

[Hi no Seijin]

Generally, I use Latin pronunciation when I pronounce new words, mostly because I took three years of Latin.  So I would say Mikau something like me-cow, and I make the g hard in Gerudo.  Also, I pronounce the j in Majora as a juh sound, but Ice from Ice's Zelda Central pronounces the j like an h.  It all depends on the person talking.

[LadyNintendo]

I pronounce names that are clearly the original japanese names the way I think/know the japanese pronounce them. Anju's "u" is not an "ew" sound, but more like a "uh". Same goes for Deku and Nabooru.

[Izlandi]

Navi (Na-vee)
Anju (An-jew)
Deku (Dee-koo)
Vaati (Vah-tee)
Nabooru (Nuh-boo-roo)
Mikau (My-kow)
Malon (Mahl-un)
Saria (Sar-ee-uh)
Ganondorf (Gann-un-dorf)

I think it's:
Anju (An-jew)
Deku (Day-koo)
Vaati (Vah-tee)
Nabooru (Nah-boo-roo)
Mikau (Mee-Kow)
Malon (Mahl-on)
Saria (Sar-ee-uh)
Ganondorf (Gann-un-dorf)

[Vaati]

I've got more:
Kokiri (Coke-eer-ee)
Gerudo (Ger-roo-doh)
Tokay (To-kay) (Kinda obvious ::)  ;D)
Zora (Zor-uh)
Aryll (Ar-ill)
Midna (Mid-nuh)