How to pronounce things

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Koontz John E" <John.Koontz at colorado.edu>
To: "Siouan List" <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: How to pronounce things


> On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, david costa wrote:

> Is Chickasaw ever pronounced Chick-a-shay (rhymes with ricochet)?
Yes!  It is spelled of course Chickasha, OK  southwest from Oklahoma City, 
and it is still a bit distant from the Chickasaw people, who were not 
"honored" with a city/ town named after them......unless Chickasha IS it.