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"Mycorrhiza" and "Kejamhithe" - How do you pronounce them anyway?

Mycorrhiza
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"Mycorrhiza" and "Kejamhithe" - How do you pronounce them anyway?

If you, like me, have watched a few Mycorrhiza let’s plays then you might have noticed that there are two words where people’s pronunciation tends to vary: „Mycorrhiza“, the game’s title and „Kejamhithe“, the town the game takes place in.
That’s of course understandable since one is a technical term and the other is a fantasy name consisting of a foreign and an old word. And consistent pronunciation isn’t a big deal for me anyways, but I figured some might appreciate knowing how these words are pronounced.

Mycorrhiza:

Mycorrhiza is a term that comes from biology and describes an usually mutually beneficial relationship between plant roots and fungi. You can read up about it over here: https://biologydictionary.net/mycorrhizae/

So, how is it pronounced? Well, here’s a great video featuring different people pronouncing the term:

Kejamhithe:

This one’s a bit more difficult since it features the Indonesian word „Kejam“ and the Anglo-Saxon word „hithe“.

Kejam means something like „cruel“ or „ruthless“. Phonetic spelling: \kəd͡ʒam\
Our programmer, who is Indonesian, was so kind to provide a recording of them pronouncing it.
https://soundcloud.com/fulminisictus/kejam/s-1g5SnchHuMq?in=fulminisictus/sets/pronunciation/s-WruO43Z0k1g
Hithe means something like a landing place/small port for ships.
Phonetic spelling: /hʌɪð/
https://soundcloud.com/fulminisictus/hithe-gb-1/s-WPvOh0g1OAX?in=fulminisictus/sets/pronunciation/s-WruO43Z0k1g
Or if you prefer the Irish pronunciation: /ˈhɪhə/ (couldn’t found an audio example of this variant, unfortunately).

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I hope this helps those who are interested in knowing how to pronounce these two words. I totally don’t mind people mispronouncing them, though. To be honest, it was really fun seeing people struggling to figure out how to say them.
If you’d like to check out some of the people who let’s played our game and who were featured in the above pronunciation videos then feel free to check out this playlist!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_06rHNbTpvNg2ev-4xmGFt-otdn3aBxA

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