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Pronunciation Key
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Pronunciations and anecdotes provided by
Kari McWest of the American Tarantula Society
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Araneae, is pronounced “ah-RAIN-eee” kind of draw out the -ee a bit, some people put two syllables of -ee together like “ah-RAINY-ee”, either is fine, I say it like the last.
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Araneidae, the same, but -idae is pronounced like putting “id” and “dee” together: “ah-RAIN-KNEE-id-dee”, and in all examples that follow, -idae is putting id and dee, “iddee”.
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Mimetidae, all depends on who you learned it from, or where you learned Greek. I say it like the first part is like a little girl that’s a mime, a “mimette” or “mime-ett” and add your -idae, which raises the accent to the second syllable: “mime-ETT-id-dee”.
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Theridiidae, hard “Th-” like in breath (not soft like in breathe or that or these): THAIR-rid-DEE-id-dee, now I bet you’re getting the hang of it. Actually it should be like in “Thailand”, with a hard T, but most people say it this way. “e” as its own vowel, almost sounds like a long “A”, or more like when a Canadian says “Eh”, Good-day, eh? Or “Ehhhh… What’s up, Doc?”
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Salticidae, easy: salt iss idae, accent the second syllable, “sal-TISS-id-dee”, the “c” here is soft, but not in every case you see it. C it… get it?… nevermind =)
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Deinopidae, is a tough one because it too is Greek and it all depends on where you learned your learned your Greek. People say “day-NOP-idae” others “day-NOPE-idae”, but in true Greek, the two vowels are separate, so it SHOULD sound like “DEH-in-NOPE-idae”, and only purists say it that way. So say it like that if you want to impress a linguist, and I know a few who would be really impressed! Make the DEE almost but not quite like DAY, then their heads will spin, because you nailed it.
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Ctenidae, ct is always just the T, but not in the middle of the word. There is debate about this, but you’ll be fine saying either “TEN-id-dee” or TEE-nid-dee”.
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Segestriidae, the “g”here is supposed to be hard, like “gate” but a lot of people say it soft, like “gerbil”, accent the second syllable, but again, some accent the first AND second! So, you can have “SEE-jess-TREE-id-dee” or “suh-JEST-tree-id-dee” or “SEE-JESS-tree-id-dee”, and the “g” to “j” sound is interchangeable, but most make it soft like j. The TRUE purist pronunciation is “seh-GESS-tree-id-dee”, again, the “e” is almost like “AY” in hay.
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Pronunciations and translations provided by
Laura Redish of Native Languages of the Americas
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Kokyangwmana – koh-kyahng-mahn-ah — means “spider maiden”
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Kokyangwuti – “koh-kyang-woo-tee” — means “spider woman at middle age” *
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Kookyangwhoya – “koh-kyahn-hoy-ah” — means “little spider”
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Sikyakookyang – “see-kee-ah-koh-kyahng” — means “yellow spider”
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Masikookyang – “mah-see-koh-kyahng” – means “gray spider”
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Wishövi – “wee-shurr-vee” – means “spiderweb”
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*Reference needed
*All mistakes in this guide are my own.*
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