Q? What is the correct pronounciation of 'Bjora Marches'?

[KGUN.8374]

Bjora Marches

1. ' B-aura ' ?
2. ' B'-Jora ' ?
3. ' Jora Marches ' ?

4. Other (please say/reply)

   I wasn't sure really. I think it's said in game but I could of swore I Heard it pronounced another way somewhere.Thanks.

[Michram.6853]

One of the devs during the recent guild chat pronounced it with 'b'.

Some people pronounce it with 'b' silent, so it depends, either way it's obvious reference to Jora, so I guess it's not a big deal.

[SoftFootpaws.9134]

I think its pretty obvious that the "correct" pronounciation would be Jora Marches, but I don't think anyone says that.

[Kitich.4580]

I pronounce it also in kind of German way sometimes, like B-yora. Or B-jora.

[ugrakarma.9416]

hard to say: "J" is also a trick letter in many languages. im my mother language is the "j" of "jungle" only, in many other languages the "j" is read as "io" or "eo".

[Valandil.6453]

@"Arden.7480" said:One of the devs during the recent guild chat pronounced it with 'b'.

Some people pronounce it with 'b' silent, so it depends, either way it's obvious reference to Jora, so I guess it's not a big deal.

This is one of the very few areas with its name unchanged from GW1. It's pronounced "Byora" (definitely said with a hard B, soft/silent J, as if saying 'yes') if we're going by Nordic tongue, which is what most of the Shiverpeaks seems to be most closely related to.

Also, because of the above point, it was added at the same time in the sequence of lore that Jora was, so I very highly doubt that it's named after her. The original GW wiki says nothing about her, and Jora hadn't yet established her legend; the most influencial thing she did in EotN, was kill her corrupted brother, Svanir. Her legend's strength grew long after GW1 was done.

[Randulf.7614]

@Arden.7480 said:One of the devs during the recent guild chat pronounced it with 'b'.

Some people pronounce it with 'b' silent, so it depends, either way it's obvious reference to Jora, so I guess it's not a big deal.

It is not a reference to Jora at all - the map existed in gw1

B-yora is likely correct but most just pronounce what they see and go with b-jora

[KGUN.8374]

ok, Thanks for letting me know the correct / official way of saying it :)

[Konig Des Todes.2086]

If we go with norse pronunciation, I think it would be pronounced "b-yora". J's are treated akin to y's in norse, and the b would be said akin to the b in "boy". Best way to see would be if there's spoken dialogue in-game, but I would expect it'd be pronounced "bjora" that way, since ANet devs aren't as focused on non-English pronunciation as they once were.

@Valandil Dragonhart.2371 said:and Jora hadn't yet established her legend; the most influencial thing she did in EotN, was kill her corrupted brother, Svanir. Her legend's strength grew long after GW1 was done.

And Bjora Marches was named such before Jora killed her brother. However, Bjora Marches is where Jora's homestead was located (which is where Jora's Keep was built). So there is a curious relation presented despite Jora's lack-of-legend in GW1.

[Fueki.4753]

I pronounces it as Biora (i as in internet) Marches.It's Norn area, so it's pronounced as a Germanic term, which means Germanic j and the B is not silent.

[Sylvi.8372]

@"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:If we go with norse pronunciation, I think it would be pronounced "b-yora". J's are treated akin to y's in norse, and the b would be said akin to the b in "boy". Best way to see would be if there's spoken dialogue in-game, but I would expect it'd be pronounced "bjora" that way, since ANet devs aren't as focused on non-English pronunciation as they once were.

@Valandil Dragonhart.2371 said:and Jora hadn't yet established her legend; the most influencial thing she did in EotN, was kill her corrupted brother, Svanir. Her legend's strength grew long after GW1 was done.

And Bjora Marches was named such before Jora killed her brother. However, Bjora Marches is where Jora's homestead was located (which is where Jora's Keep was built). So there

is

a curious relation presented despite Jora's lack-of-legend in GW1.

Speaking of the “as they once were” part, I really appreciate the old lore Ree Soesbee wrote. I guess she left for new challenges?

[Yasai.3549]

B-yora but I tend to skip or lessen the Y sound and just go something like B-eORA

Bjora the Explorer.

[Tyson.5160]

@"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:If we go with norse pronunciation, I think it would be pronounced "b-yora". J's are treated akin to y's in norse, and the b would be said akin to the b in "boy". Best way to see would be if there's spoken dialogue in-game, but I would expect it'd be pronounced "bjora" that way, since ANet devs aren't as focused on non-English pronunciation as they once were.

@Valandil Dragonhart.2371 said:and Jora hadn't yet established her legend; the most influencial thing she did in EotN, was kill her corrupted brother, Svanir. Her legend's strength grew long after GW1 was done.

And Bjora Marches was named such before Jora killed her brother. However, Bjora Marches is where Jora's homestead was located (which is where Jora's Keep was built). So there

is

a curious relation presented despite Jora's lack-of-legend in GW1.

Jora could have been named after the marches, I suppose.

[Firebeard.1746]

@Kitich.4580 said:I pronounce it also in kind of German way sometimes, like B-yora. Or B-jora.

As a speaker of Dutch and German (though perhaps getting rusty) this is always how I've said it in my head.

[Zola.6197]

I have been using a soft “J” sound after the “Buh” sound. But I think “B-yor-uh” is most likely the phonetics of the word given the cultural basis of the norn.

[The Greyhawk.9107]

@Tyson.5160 said:

@"Konig Des Todes.2086" said:If we go with norse pronunciation, I

think

it would be pronounced "b-yora". J's are treated akin to y's in norse, and the b would be said akin to the b in "boy". Best way to see would be if there's spoken dialogue in-game, but I would expect it'd be pronounced "bjora" that way, since ANet devs aren't as focused on non-English pronunciation as

they once were

.

@Valandil Dragonhart.2371 said:and Jora hadn't yet established her legend; the most influencial thing she did in EotN, was kill her corrupted brother, Svanir. Her legend's strength grew long after GW1 was done.

And Bjora Marches was named such before Jora killed her brother. However, Bjora Marches is where Jora's homestead was located (which is where Jora's Keep was built). So there

is

a curious relation presented despite Jora's lack-of-legend in GW1.

Jora could have been named after the marches, I suppose.

My thoughts as well.