Gila

[desrtfox071]

FYI guys, this is pronounced heelah, not geelah.

It's nitpicky yes, but as someone who has lived nearly all of my life in Arizona, it's pretty jarring.

So, when you find time to get the new DLC out or whatever, maybe get that voice actor back in and get the word pronounced correctly.

For reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila



Now, I know some of you are probably going to say "That's just the American way of pronouncing it, in British English it's geela". No, in British English it's just wrong. And let me add, if the British folks out there can tell me that Leicester has just two syllables, I'm going to tell you the correct pronunciation of gila is heelah.

Thanks. Otherwise I'm really enjoying the game, and I am glad it has such a steep learning curve.

[Alien Identity]

http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/gila

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by Alien Identity:

http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/gila

Yes, I saw this too. The first one there is wrong. Please note the second one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_River

It's a Pima Indian word and it's pronounced heelah. It's true that even some Americans have pronounced it wrong as well.

Excerpt for you:

A band of Pima (autonym "Akimel O'odham", river people), the Keli Akimel O'odham (Gila River People), have lived on the banks of the Gila River since before the arrival of Spanish explorers. Popular theory says that the word Gila was derived from a Spanish contraction of Hah-quah-sa-eel, a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".[7] Their traditional way of life (himdagĭ, sometimes rendered in English as Him-dak) was and is centered at the river, which is considered holy. Traditionally, sand from the banks of the river is used as an exfoliant when bathing (often in rainstorms, especially during the monsoon)

[Alien Identity]

It is a Hebrew name, and why is the first pronunciation wrong? The most common pronunciation is with a G.

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by Alien Identity:

It is a Hebrew name, and why is the first pronunciation wrong? The most common pronunciation is with a G.

Lol, yes it's also a Hebrew name, however the reference here is clearly to the American Southwest, and the most common pronunciation, is indeed, heelah.

[Alien Identity]

OK, you are right, in Redout this name is from Native American Indian origin......

"The Conqueror racing team was born on the Moon.
Created as a bet between two entrepreneurs originally from the US, it entered the Lunar Rally Championship without much hope, but ended up conquering the second overall place thanks to the performances of a pilot, a friend of the two, who happened to be of Native American origin. From that point, the company attracted good funding and was able to enter AG Racing a few years later. All its ships have always been given a more or less romanticised versions of ancient Indian names, as a good luck charm."

http://34bigthings.com/team-introduction-conqueror/

[desrtfox071]

New update is out. I can't load it up and test. I assume that the Gila is still mispronounced as Geelah by the voice actor, but can anyone with immediate access confiirm?

Thanks

[Drowne]

Yes, we did not change that yet, sorry man!

[desrtfox071]

Originally posted by Drowne:

Yes, we did not change that yet, sorry man!

Oh, hey. Not a problem. To be honest, I'm surprised that you even noticed my little gripe :)

Cheers!