why is Arkansas is pronounsed Arkansaw ?

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2007-06-09 09:02:22 · 3 answers · asked by dan22man 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography

french prenounciation. as the area used to be french until teh french sold it back to the brittish to finance a war.

2007-06-09 13:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It was sometimes spelled with a w early on. The state is named after an Indian tribe of that name, and pronounced the way they pronounced it.

2007-06-09 16:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by TG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The last S is silent just like in Illinois. It 's pronounced Illinoy

2007-06-09 16:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by Irish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋