N****f
发帖数: 25759 | 1 1. Now that Kansas and Arkansas came from the same root,
how come Kansas is pronounced "kan-sas" while Arkansas is
pronounced "ar-kan-saw"?
2. How come Arkansas City is in Kansas, Kansas City is in
Missouri, and Missouri City is in Texas? | s******0
发帖数: 13782 | 2 good catch ...
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 1. Now that Kansas and Arkansas came from the same root,
: how come Kansas is pronounced "kan-sas" while Arkansas is
: pronounced "ar-kan-saw"?
: 2. How come Arkansas City is in Kansas, Kansas City is in
: Missouri, and Missouri City is in Texas?
| s******0
发帖数: 13782 | 3 FYI
"Arkansas" is from an Algonquin word "Akansa." It's the name that the
Illinois tribes called the Quapaw. One early spelling was "Arkansea."
The spelling with the final "s" IS French. The "r" in Arkansas is intrusive,
like the "r's" that British speakers and Bostonians stick into their speech
.
An early Arkansas governor wanted to pass legislation to fix the
pronunciation as "Ah-kan-sah."
The word "Kansas" comes from a different tribe of Indians, the Kansa, and
filtered into English by way of
【在 N****f 的大作中提到】
: 1. Now that Kansas and Arkansas came from the same root,
: how come Kansas is pronounced "kan-sas" while Arkansas is
: pronounced "ar-kan-saw"?
: 2. How come Arkansas City is in Kansas, Kansas City is in
: Missouri, and Missouri City is in Texas?
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