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Parhelion Pronunciation Guide

In Parhelion, the second half of the Borealis Cycle, the breadth and diversity of cultures spread across the Arctic region becomes more apparent. This means we have card names drawn from a wide variety of languages, including: Nenets, Inuktitut, Greenlandic, Yakut, Norwegian, Icelandic and Russian. Czech, French and other words are also included.

This guide is intended to help you pronounce the card names and flavour text, offering the IPA (a better option) and an approximation of the pronunciation for English speakers. It was mainly prepared by an Australian, so if you detect a bias, that’s likely where it comes from.

This guide was prepared with many thanks to Svetlana Tchistiakova, Ryan Gibson, Iain Fairclough and Morgan White. If you believe there are any errors, please email narrative@nullsignal.games.

Note: There are very few resources on the internet for some of the languages listed here. If you have come to this page because you are researching a particular culture or language, please seek out original and authoritative sources, rather than relying on this guide. It represents our best efforts, but does not replace your own research.

Card Names

Card no.Card name (English)Original languageIPA pronunciationLatin phonetic approximationOther alphabet/script
67Katorga BreakoutRussian[ˈkatərɡə]KA-tuhr-guhка́торга
70AbaasyYakut[aˈbaːsɯ]a-BAA-sueAбаасы
72NgaNenets[əŋˈga]en-GA
73NumNenets[nʉːm]NOOM
74Tsakhia “Bankhar” GantulgaMongolian[t͡sʰaxia] [ˈbankʲʰar] [ˈgantʊlga]TSA-hya BAN-har GAN-tool-gaЦахиа “банхар” Гантулга
79Zenit Chip JZ-2MJRussian[zʲɪˈnʲit]zyi-NYEETЗени́т
82Asmund PudlatNorwegian & Inuktitut[oːsmʉn] [pula]AWS-moon PU-laÅsmund ᐳᓚ
88NanuqInuktitut[naˈnuq]na-NOOKᓇᓄᖅ
92Dr. Nuka VrolyckGreenlandic & Basque/Spanish/English variations[nukə] [vrɔːlɪk]NU-kuh VROW-lick
93Nova Initiumia: Catalyst & ImpetusEcclesiastical Latin[noʊ.və] [iˈnit̪ː͡s̪iumiə]NOH-vuh i-ni-SHEE-uhm-ee-uh
94MatryoshkaRussian[mɐˈtrʲɵʂkə]ma-TRYO-shkuhматрёшка
95Thule Subsea: Safety BelowGreek[ˈθjuːliː]THYOO-lee
102Djupstad GridNorwegian[jʉːpstɑː]JOOP-staah
103Mr. HendrikThe characters are from Greenland[ˈhɛndrɪk]HEN-drick
104Issuaq Adaptics: Sustaining DiversityGreenlandic[ɪsuːək]ISS-oo-ack
106Dr. Vientiane KeelingThe character is Australian-Laotian[viˌɛntiˈɑːn] [ˈkiːlɪŋ]vi-EN-tee-AHN KEE-ling
108HafrúnIcelandic[hæfruːn]haf-roon
111Nanisivik GridInuktitut[nəˈniːsɪvɪk]nuh-NEE-si-vikᓇᓂᓯᕕᒃ
115Vera Ivanovna ShuyskayaRussian[ˈvʲera] [iˈvanɐvnə] [‘ʂuɪskəjə]VYE-ra ee-VA-nahv-nuh SHUY-skuh-yuhВера Ивановна Шу́йская
116KlevetnikCzech[klɛvɛtɲiːk]kle-vet-NEEK
117Unsmiling TsarevnaRussian[t͡sɐˈrʲevnə]tsah-RYEV-nuhЦаревна
119Shipment from VladisibirskRussian[vɫədʲɪsʲɪˈbʲirsk]vluhd-isi-BEER-skВладисиби́рск
126Yakov Erikovich AvdakovRussian[ˈjakəf] [ɛrɪkovɪtɕ] [ˈɐvdakəf]YA-kuhv eh-RI-ko-vich AV-dah-kuhfЯков Эрикович Авдаков
127ZATO City GridRussian acronym[zɛ] [а] [tɛ] [o]ze-ah-te-ohЗАТО
128Ampère: Cybernetics For AnyoneFrench[ɑ̃pɛʁ]ong-PEARH

Flavor

Related cardWord/NameOriginal languageIPA pronunciationLatin phonetic approximationOther alphabet/script
75 (Concerto)RoslavetsUkrainian[ˈrosləvɪt͡s]ROW-sla-vitsРо́славец
87 (Flux Capacitor)Padma IsbisterTamil & Scottish[‘pəd̪mə][ɪ́zbɪstə]PUHD-muh IHZ-bis-tuh
123 (Superdeep Borehole)Valentina FerreiraThe character is Brazilian[valẽ’t͡ʃiːnɐ] [fe’heɪɾɐ]vah-leng-CHEE-na fe-HEY-ra