I think it's /naek'@dIsh/, although there is another city in Louisiana that begins with "n" that may have that pronounciation. Jessie Emerson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Flanigan" > And this place name has an unusual pronunciation too, doesn't it? I'm not sure what it is, but as I recall, J.L. Dillard taught there before moving up to my neck of the woods.