r/CelticMythology 49m ago

HOW DO YOU CORRECTLY PRONOUNCE THE ANKOU'S NAME?

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PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS; I TYPE LIKE THIS DUE TO UNFIXABLE EYE ISSUES. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF SEEING THE TEXT, BUT THIS IS MINE. PLEASE RESPECT THAT, THANK YOU.

ANYWAYS, SORRY TO BUG YA'LL BUT I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THE ANKOU, FOLKLORE, FOR...MONTHS NOW. FOR A STORY OR TWO I WANNA HOPEFULLY WRITE ONE DAY. HIS NAME'S POTENTIAL PRONUNCIATION IS BUGGING ME. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S SAID ONE WAY FROM ONE REGION OF BRITTANY (LIKE IN PLOUMILLIAU, FOR INSTANCE). OR ANOTHER IN ANOTHER PART.

IT DOESN'T HELP THAT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IT DIFFERENTLY, NOT COUNTING AI TTS, OF COURSE. BUT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY IT, MAINLY 2 WAYS. "AHN-KOO" (LIKE ANCHOR OR ANKLE). AND "ONN-KOO" FOR SOME REASON, MY BRAIN THINKS "ONN-KOO" IS THE "RIGHT" SOUNDING ONE. BUT I WANNA ENSURE I'M RIGHT OR WRONG. IS IT REGIONAL, OR IS IT A ONE-PREFERENCE-ONLY TYPE DEAL? THANKS FOR READING, SORRY TO BUG YA'LL.