Talk:Elphaorpha

Name spelling

I ask this from a position of basically no Japanese literacy - his name isn't Elephaorpha? -LV 19:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Could be. That wacky Japanese voweling. --M Sipher 22:06, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, the roomaji for his name reads phoenetically "e-ru-fa-o-ru-fa". "Elphaorpha" seems the best romanization. Just be thankful he isn't named Rartorata. --DrSpengler 22:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I didn't have his card or anything handy to check... yeah, if it's "e-ru-" rather than "e-re", then "Elpha" is the best way to render that. --M Sipher 22:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

This site has "エルファオルファ". So, yeah, Erufaorufa. Interrobang 23:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

That's retarded. -LV 23:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

That's the fun of languages with different alphabets. The "ru" is the closest they get to an end-syllable "l"-sound, the vowels are usually de-emphasized when spoken out loud, particularly the "u" as I've come to understand it. --M Sipher 23:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)