No because it’s not a homogeneous people so it would have many different names/this wouldn’t be coordinated across NA
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Where and when was this decided by the Indigenous people of North America?
I'm interested to learn more about this. I've never heard this name when I studied the history of North America,
If we want to rename things (Mexico was a LOT larger in the olden times) why don't we call it "Gulf of the Americas?"
Oh because it doesn't support imperial single minded nationalism and isn't USA centered
America is a continent, not a country. "Americas" is as correct as "Europes". But certainly those who decided to call it gulf of america are not aware of that.
Agree, at least it's the original name
I'll do this starting NOW, if someone will just post a pronunciation guide! Please?
Chalchiuhtlicue [t͡ʃaːɬt͡ʃiwˈt͡ɬikʷeː]
Thanks: that's gonna take some practise!
Best I can do is this: chal-chew-KLEE-kway
With some help from Forvo. The [t͡ɬ] sounds like KL to my Canadian ears and not TL (which doesn't happen at the start of syllable in English anyway).
Edit: apparently that's just rhe the deity... Not sure what to do with the last few letters. "eh-kattle"?
Yep, that's just the deity.
There's also pronunciation videos, FYI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pklyVXkYgk&t=35s
Yes please
Anybody got a pronunciation key?
I think nobody would complain if you pronounced it "Cha Cha cat"
I'm all for finding a middle ground, which is why I will call it the Gulf of Canada, USA, and Mexico. Or Gulf of C.U.M. for short.
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Well played sir, well played.
I don't know if the name is too long or too short ...
If I could heard that pronounced I would totally start call it that too
Same. I see the wiki link, but those symbols mean nothing to me.
If human bodies are mostly water, does that mean Chalchiuhtlicue has dominion over us, too? 🤔
Given how we found that out, I would think the god that would have domain over us would be a Japanese god
No, your Kawai ass god, isn't going to dom anyone worthwhile nowadays.
What are you doing, step-god sama?
Testing an industrial scale dehydrator?
You are doing it the wong way. The wight way to do it is to acknowledge the victory of the colonizers. Take Denali for example.
I'm not up to speed on this I guess. I thought bringing back the name Denali was a good thing. Is there some more to the story that I'm missing?
This same order gets rid of Denali and puts back Mt McKinley.
Edit: I'm assuming from the negative voting that you were not the only one to not hear this part of the news.
Not for the same reasons, but "also no, sorry. Still going with Gulf of Mexico."
I can meet you halfway and pronounce Mexico correctly, but that is beyond my abilities and I'm not ashamed to admit it lol.