How Do You Pronounce Tahlequah in Washington? (Puyallup, Vashon: live, restaurant)

[cindycat]

I lived in Oklahoma for 60 years and moved to Washington in 2005. Today I heard a report on FOX news channel from a reporter who's driving coast to coast talking about the election. He had left Arkansas and was getting ready to meet with some Cherokee Indian folks in Tahlequah. He pronounced it Ta LEEK wah. In Oklahoma it's TAL a kwah.

I've seen Tahlequah listed in relation to a ferry terminal somewhere in Washington and just assumed it was the same...but maybe not...so, how do you pronounce it in Washington?

They should send the reporter on a road trip between Natchitoches, Louisiana and Nacogdoches, Texas. Then he'd really get his tang all toungled up.

[scirocco22]

As far as I know, it's pronounced the same way in Washington (Vashon Island) as it is in Oklahoma.

Methinks that Fox reporter needs some lashes with a wet noodle.

[allforcats]

Originally Posted by cindycat

They should send the reporter on a road trip between Natchitoches, Louisiana and Nacogdoches, Texas. Then he'd really get his tang all toungled up.

Hahahahaha!! FABULOUS!!
And you're surprised that Fixed News doesn't know what it's doing?????

[AngelaE8654]

Years ago, a person not from Washington called about a new restaurant my boss was building. In Chehalis. Boy, did he massacre the pronounciation of that word.

[allforcats]

Chehalis! That's a good one! Sequim is good. Puyallup. :-)

[E Roy Slade]

Originally Posted by cindycat

I lived in Oklahoma for 60 years and moved to Washington in 2005. Today I heard a report on FOX news channel from a reporter who's driving coast to coast talking about the election. He had left Arkansas and was getting ready to meet with some Cherokee Indian folks in Tahlequah. He pronounced it Ta LEEK wah. In Oklahoma it's TAL a kwah.

I've seen Tahlequah listed in relation to a ferry terminal somewhere in Washington and just assumed it was the same...but maybe not...so, how do you pronounce it in Washington?

They should send the reporter on a road trip between Natchitoches, Louisiana and Nacogdoches, Texas. Then he'd really get his tang all toungled up.

Tahlequah, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

im part cherokee and study the language

ta le qah i think

[E Roy Slade]

Origin of the Name

The name, according to legend, derives from the Cherokee word "Ta'ligwu" meaning "just two," or "two is enough." The "two" refers to a meeting between elders that presumably took place shortly after the Trail of Tears. Three tribal elders had planned to meet to determine the location of the Cherokee Nation's permanent capital. Two elders arrived and waited for the third. As dusk approached, they decided that "two is enough."

Tahlequah, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

theres li and le letters so i dont know why its le and not li

[cindycat]

An addition to my original question. In our local paper today there was another article about the ferry situation.

In talking about ferry route, it said "Talequah". I Googled both spellings and got sites for both. OK, so I know how you pronouce it...how do you spell it in Washington?

[swsha4]

Looks like a faux pas for the Faux News.

[irrational exuberance]

How do you pronounce YACOLT.....everytime I talk to someone from there they laugh at me....I pronounce it Yah-Colt, but no one ever tells me the proper pronunciation