58008 to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish · 3 days agoWhy is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F?message-squaremessage-square79linkfedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down10
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minus-squareEvade5415linkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoKansas is named for the Kaw People Native American Nation (or Kanza) and Arkansas is named for the Quapaw Nation. Algonquian-speaking people originally referred to the Quapaw as “Akansa”. French fur traders called them Arcansas. I grew up in Kansas and we called it Ar-kansas.
minus-squaredogzilla@masto.deluma.bizlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours ago@Evade5415 @nostupidquestions We should rename Kansas to Ur-Kansas. You know, to avoid confusion.
Kansas is named for the Kaw People Native American Nation (or Kanza) and Arkansas is named for the Quapaw Nation. Algonquian-speaking people originally referred to the Quapaw as “Akansa”. French fur traders called them Arcansas.
I grew up in Kansas and we called it Ar-kansas.
@Evade5415 @nostupidquestions We should rename Kansas to Ur-Kansas. You know, to avoid confusion.