How is "zeuhl" pronounced?

I propose an IPA in the biographies of those bands with tricky names to pronounce.

Obviously you cannot do that for individual tracks and album titles but it's a start.

Of course, with Kobaian words it's a bit harder but with well established languages it shouldn't be too hard.


Edited by James - June 15 2010 at 12:38

That whole Zeuhl thing just sounds like West-Flandrian dialect to me, so I guess Vander has Flemish roots.

Also his name suggests as much. I mean Vander?
It's the same genitive proverb as "Van Der Graaf" and it means "from the ...".
So I ask you, Vander what?

There are plenty of names like Van Der Stichelen, Van Der gucht, Van Der valk and so on...
But you can't just say "Vander". That doesn't make any sense!


Edited by Bonnek - June 15 2010 at 12:59

Bonnek wrote: That whole Zeuhl thing just sounds like West-Flandrian dialect to me, so I guess Vander has Flemish roots. Also his name suggests as much. I mean Vander? It's the same genitive proverb as "Van Der Graaf" and it means "from the ...". So I ask you, Vander what? There are plenty of names like Van Der Stichelen, Van Der gucht, Van Der valk and so on... But you can't just say "Vander". That doesn't make any sense!

There's a German football Goalkeeper named Christian Vander (he plays for Werder Bremen -- or should that be Wurdah Bremehn? ) as well.  So it must be a proper established surname.




Edited by James - June 15 2010 at 13:05

Bonnek wrote: That whole Zeuhl thing just sounds like West-Flandrian dialect to me, so I guess Vander has Flemish roots. Also his name suggests as much. I mean Vander? It's the same genitive proverb as "Van Der Graaf" and it means "from the ...". So I ask you, Vander what? There are plenty of names like Van Der Stichelen, Van Der gucht, Van Der valk and so on... But you can't just say "Vander". That doesn't make any sense!

Vander is of Polish origin, so I suppose the Flemish connection can not hold.

James wrote: There's a German football Goalkeeper named Christian Vander (he plays for Werder Bremen -- or should that be Wurdah Bremehn? ) as well.  So it must be a proper established surname.

German football meaning soccer?

harmonium.ro wrote: ^ No, German football is not a different kind of football, like American Football is.

Starting yesterday I will refer to American football as handegg, and actual football as football.

I'll have to visit! I'm not big on sports but football may have caught my interest. 

Anyway, back on topic. Archaïa?

I usually pronounce it zül.

Ar-KAI-ee-ah

^ I can do that, but it's not easy