Throughout Riiga are many words that could be difficult to pronounce and the following is a rough guide. In the table itself, words are broken into syllables where the syllable in bold is the emphasis of the word. Where a word is in italics, it is pronounced as it is within the English language.
a as in hat
ah as in part
ay as in clay
ai as in air
i as in pit
ie as in spy
e as in pet
ee as in clean
eh as in bargin
o as in pot
oh as in post
ow as in power
u as in push
uu as in cute
uh as in mutt
ur as in bird
sh as in shed
ch as in church
a as in hat
ah as in part
ay as in clay
ai as in air
i as in pit
ie as in spy
e as in pet
ee as in clean
eh as in bargin
o as in pot
oh as in post
ow as in power
u as in push
uu as in cute
uh as in mutt
ur as in bird
sh as in shed
ch as in church
| Original Riiga Name |
Proper Pronounciation |
| Anktar |
An-chah |
| Alacas |
A-la-sehs |
| Alaen |
A-layn |
| Amaiga |
Uh-may-guh |
| Bartyl |
Bah-til |
| Berii |
Berry |
| Buramb |
Bu-ruhm |
| Curin |
Kyuu-rin |
| Dandre |
Dahn-dray |
| Deilry |
Dayl-ree |
| Elcheane |
El-sheen |
| Ellecil |
El-le-sil |
| Emuxutalfa |
Mu-shu-tahl-fuh |
| Enos |
Ee-nos |
| Estall |
Es-tul |
| Evealdinn |
E-veel-din |
| Eyron |
Iron |
| Fabia |
Fah-byah |
| Flaid |
Flayed |
| Furanaio |
Fruh-nah-yo |
| Groud |
Growd |
| Hluff |
Luf |
| Huirnon |
Hwur-non |
| Ideitess |
Ie-die-tehs |
| Iyakel |
Ya-kehl |
| Jadon |
Yay-dehn |
| Jaron |
Ya-ron |
| Jevithem |
Ye-vi-them |
| Jindiara |
Yin-dee-ah-ruh |
| Juralua |
Ju-rah-lu-yuh |
| Kartara |
Keh-tah-rah |
| Ketrem |
Keh-trem |
| Kvoch Natkun |
Keh-voch Nuh-chun |
| Laila |
Lay-lah |
| Laurondirin |
Lo-ron-drehn |
| Leotyne |
Lee-yoh-tien |
| Lyte |
Light |
| Maartown |
Mahr-town |
| Melia |
Mee-lee-ah |
| Menukima |
Meh-nuu-ki-muh |
| Miidaville |
Mie-duh-ville |
| Nakeva |
Nuh-kee-vuh |
| Nhetal |
Nettle |
| Nier |
Near |
| Nelvi |
Nel-vie |
| Neturanu |
Ne-tur-nu |
| Oolu |
U-lu |
| Phedailin |
Feh-day-lin |
| Pyhuana |
Pie-wah-na |
| Radian |
Ray-dee-ehn |
| Ralzain |
Ral-zayn |
| Rhea |
Ree-uh |
| Rowlket |
Rowl-ket |
| Scarcus |
Skah-sehs |
| Serten |
Certain |
| Shuptalxia |
Shup-tahl-shuh |
| Shbel |
Shbell |
| Silril |
Sil-ril |
| Sirantiryl |
Si-ran-teh-ril |
| Sonrill |
Son-ril |
| Steele |
Steel |
| Talos |
Tay-los |
| Tasif |
Ta-sif |
| Tekrikri |
Teh-kree-kree |
| Temanea |
Te-may-nee-uh |
| Tlenrian |
Tlen-ree-ain |
| Toriny |
To-rin-ee |
| Trelinia |
Tre-li-ni-yuh |
| Ubura |
Uu-buu-ruh |
| Varoicca |
Veh-roy-shah |
| Varon |
Vah-rehn |
| Ventet |
Ven-tet |
| Venzet |
Ven-zet |
| Volass |
Vo-las |
| Yanuiri |
Yah-nwi-ri |
| Weilgens |
Wel-jins |
| Wolfe |
Wolf |
