Talk:Bde Maka Ska

RFV discussion: January 2018

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Bde Maka Ska

Is this really an English-language name? None of its component parts are. SemperBlotto (talk) 06:57, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

The spelling is somewhat anglicized; the native Dakota spelling is Bdé Makhá Ská according to this article on the pronunciation from Minnesota Public Radio. I suppose if the middle element were spelled Makha, some people might try to pronounce it with the German ach-laut – [məˈxɑ] – which is wrong because kh apparently represents an aspirated k (see Dakota language on Wikipedia), like the initial sound in cat. The anglicization is a point in favor. But what clinches it is that yesterday it became the official name, as reported by the Star Tribune. — Eru·tuon 07:34, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

And if the fact that it is now the official name of the lake is not enough, I have added three citations. Kiwima (talk) 19:43, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 02:43, 28 January 2018 (UTC)