In Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories, a guys name is Tony Cipriani. Now, in the game they pronouce it see-pree-aahhnee, but it italian, wouldn't it be pronouced chee-pree-aahhnee, or is the word sicilian and that's how they pronounce it, need help please
2006-08-05 06:03:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'm originally from Italy and although I can't speak Sicilian dialect, I can tell there's no difference in the pronunciation of the name "Cipriani". It's not a Sicilian word, it's an Italian last name and you read it "Chee-pree-ah-nee". Sicilians read it the same way. Actually, you read Sicilian dialect just like you would read standard Italian. Ex. "figghiu" ("son" in Sicilian) is pronounced "feeg-yoo" the same way you would pronounce it if it was a standard Italian word.
I guess in the game they just pronounce it the American way.
2006-08-05 06:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by thecatphotographer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's just been americanized. Like the Celtics. I don't pronounce my italian last name properly either because it sounds pretty silly with an american accent. Sicilians would still say 'ch' , although I thought it would be pronounced "chip"...
2006-08-05 06:09:50 · answer #2 · answered by Molly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All names have been americanized. That's why people pronounce the name "Wagner" with a W when it should make the V sound in German.
2006-08-05 06:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋