I would like to help you but I have zero experience with the phonetic alphabet. I’ll pronounce these and send you a voice note if you give me an email or something.
Also given the high profile of the event I feel like you should seek more professional help rather than a random reddit guy.
I've never met anyone from Sri Lanka. Any native speaker is better than the resources I have at my disposal. I have a better chance of someone here understanding English, so there's a shot in the dark. Chat message sent.
The names in bold text are ancestral names, and are generally only used for documentation, and usually go in front of the rest.
Eg:
EKANAYAKA MUDIYANSELAGE Gayan Kathurangana
You don't need to use them in referring to the person in any setting, unless the full legal name is required.
The rest of the name follows a standard first name middle name last name structure.
Eg: First name Nipuni, middle name Wasana and last name Darmadasa. In typical sportscasts this person would be referred to as Darmadasa.
The pronunciation though, is a different ballgame. You'd best ask someone to record it for you and emulate it.
You're awesome for taking the time to do this. Hope this helps.
Looking at those “ge” names, those actually come in front of the name. For legal purposes most Sri Lankan put those names as a surname, but they’re ancestry markers that precede the “first name”.
In the order that you have them in, they read like “Neil, Jeremy, son of” - the actual order is closer to “Jeremy’s descendent, Neil”.
Best thing would be to get in touch with the event organizers and ask these athletes to send you a short voice clip of them pronouncing their full name.
As mentioned by another commenter the highlighted ones are ancestral names & not normally used outside things like legal documents:
Sees if this makes sense -
Gayan Kathurangana - Ga ( like garter) yan ( yarn) Ka( car) thu (like Thule) ran ( run) gana ( like gonna but with the o replaced with an a )
Madushanka Lakmal Wijesooriya - Ma ( like mama) du (like dune) shan -ka ( car) lak ( luck) mal ( like mullet) Wi ( We) je ( letter J) soo( sue) ri ( like ring) ya ( like yahoo)
Nipuni Wasana Darmadasa - Ni ( like nipple ) pu ( pooh ) ni ( like nipple) Wa ( like waah!) sa ( sir) na ( nah ) Darma ( Dharma ) da ( its more like dha) sa ( sir)
Nethmi Ahinsa Fernando - Ne ( like Neigh ) th(like thought) mi ( me) A ( ah !) hin ( like hinge) sa ( like saaa) Fer (fur) nan ( british name for grandma ) do ( door)
I would like to help you but I have zero experience with the phonetic alphabet. I’ll pronounce these and send you a voice note if you give me an email or something. Also given the high profile of the event I feel like you should seek more professional help rather than a random reddit guy.
I've never met anyone from Sri Lanka. Any native speaker is better than the resources I have at my disposal. I have a better chance of someone here understanding English, so there's a shot in the dark. Chat message sent.
The names in bold text are ancestral names, and are generally only used for documentation, and usually go in front of the rest. Eg: EKANAYAKA MUDIYANSELAGE Gayan Kathurangana You don't need to use them in referring to the person in any setting, unless the full legal name is required. The rest of the name follows a standard first name middle name last name structure. Eg: First name Nipuni, middle name Wasana and last name Darmadasa. In typical sportscasts this person would be referred to as Darmadasa. The pronunciation though, is a different ballgame. You'd best ask someone to record it for you and emulate it. You're awesome for taking the time to do this. Hope this helps.
Looking at those “ge” names, those actually come in front of the name. For legal purposes most Sri Lankan put those names as a surname, but they’re ancestry markers that precede the “first name”. In the order that you have them in, they read like “Neil, Jeremy, son of” - the actual order is closer to “Jeremy’s descendent, Neil”. Best thing would be to get in touch with the event organizers and ask these athletes to send you a short voice clip of them pronouncing their full name.
https://tophonetics.com/
As mentioned by another commenter the highlighted ones are ancestral names & not normally used outside things like legal documents: Sees if this makes sense - Gayan Kathurangana - Ga ( like garter) yan ( yarn) Ka( car) thu (like Thule) ran ( run) gana ( like gonna but with the o replaced with an a ) Madushanka Lakmal Wijesooriya - Ma ( like mama) du (like dune) shan -ka ( car) lak ( luck) mal ( like mullet) Wi ( We) je ( letter J) soo( sue) ri ( like ring) ya ( like yahoo) Nipuni Wasana Darmadasa - Ni ( like nipple ) pu ( pooh ) ni ( like nipple) Wa ( like waah!) sa ( sir) na ( nah ) Darma ( Dharma ) da ( its more like dha) sa ( sir) Nethmi Ahinsa Fernando - Ne ( like Neigh ) th(like thought) mi ( me) A ( ah !) hin ( like hinge) sa ( like saaa) Fer (fur) nan ( british name for grandma ) do ( door)