Why is Natchitoches pronounced the way it is?
Natchitoches
Natchitoches– Pronounced nah-codish, or nah-coh-doches in Texas. The city is named in honor of the Natchitoches Indian tribe.
How do locals pronounce Louisiana?
“Lose-ee-ann-a.” Four slippery syllables with all those soft and sibilant consonants and so many vowels, said musically and so quickly as almost to pass for a bird call.
How do you spell Natchitoches in Louisiana?
Natchitoches (/ˈnækətəʃ/ NAK-ə-təsh; French: Les Natchitoches) is a small city and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis as part of French Louisiana, the community was named after the indigenous Natchitoches people.
What does the word Natchitoches mean?
An early Spanish explorer claimed “Natchitoches” derived from a native word “nacicit” meaning “a place where the soil is the color of red ochre.” Today “Natchitoches” is generally translated as the “Place of the Paw Paw” or the “Paw Paw People” by scholars and the Caddo Nation alike.