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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No because it’s not a homogeneous people so it would have many different names/this wouldn’t be coordinated across NA

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

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,

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Agree, at least it's the original name

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'll do this starting NOW, if someone will just post a pronunciation guide! Please?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks: that's gonna take some practise!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yep, that's just the deity.

There's also pronunciation videos, FYI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pklyVXkYgk&t=35s

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Anybody got a pronunciation key?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

I think nobody would complain if you pronounced it "Cha Cha cat"

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

BP Playground

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Well played sir, well played.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I don't know if the name is too long or too short ...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I could heard that pronounced I would totally start call it that too

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Same. I see the wiki link, but those symbols mean nothing to me.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If human bodies are mostly water, does that mean Chalchiuhtlicue has dominion over us, too? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Given how we found that out, I would think the god that would have domain over us would be a Japanese god

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

No, your Kawai ass god, isn't going to dom anyone worthwhile nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What are you doing, step-god sama?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Testing an industrial scale dehydrator?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

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.

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