Akumangalisi ukuthi abantu bathola ukuthi u-Arkansas unzima ukukhuluma. AbaseYurophu bokuqala e-Arkansas babeyiFulentshi, futhi bavumelanisa amagama amaningi aseMelika ngamagama asesetshenziswa namuhla. Amanye amagama, afana ne Little Little (ekuqaleni kweLa Petite Roche ), aseNtshonalanga. Kodwa-ke, amagama amaningi azungeze umbuso namanje angamaFulentshi, amaMelika aseMelika (i-Arkansas yayinezizwe eziningi: imvelaphi yeQuapaw noCaddo yinto evamile) noma ingxube yale mibini.
Ngenxa yalokhu kuhlanganiswa okuyingqayizivele kwemvelaphi, amagama amaningi e-Arkansas, afaka negama lombuso ngokwawo, abizwa ngezindlela eziphikisa isiNgisi esijwayelekile.
Igama lombuso liyingxube yeFrance nesiMelika yaseMelika. I-Arkansas ivela egameni elithi Quapaw, "i-Akansea." Ukusetshenziswa kwaseFrance kwasekuqaleni kwanezela i-S ekupheleni kwefomu elilodwa.
I-Arkansas (i-AR-inga-SAW) - Kunenganekwane yasemadolobheni ukuthi umthetho wombuso wokubiza i-Arkansas ngendlela efanele. Akuwona umthetho, kodwa ikhodi yesimo sisho:
Kumele kuvezwe ngamagama ayisithupha (3), okuyi-silence "yokugcina", "a" ku-syllable ngayinye ngezwi lesi-Italian, futhi isichazamazwi esilayiseni sokuqala nesokugcina. Ukubiza ngezwi elisemthethweni wesigcawu sesibili ngezwi elithi "a" "kumuntu" nokuzwakala kwe-terminal "kuyindlela entsha yokudangala.
I-Benton (BEEN-eziyishumi) - iBenton idolobha laseCentral Arkansas. Uma ufaka i-Benton, usho kahle.
I-Cantrell (i-TRUL) - I-Cantrell iyindlela e-Little Rock. Abangaphandle bathi "Can-trell" kufana ne-trellis.
I-Chenal (SH-nall) - I-Chenal ingumgwaqo nomakhelwane e-Little Rock. I-Shin-ell yiyona ezwa ngokuzwakalayo kwehliswa leli gama, okuyinto encane kakhulu ngoba igama livela eSinnall Mountains endaweni.
Abathuthukisi babefuna ukuthi lizwakale isiFulentshi esengeziwe, ngakho bashintsha isipelingi.
Chicot (Chee-co) - Chicot iyizibi, ezinye izitaladi kanye nepaki yesimo. Izwi laseMelika elisendabuko, kanti T ithule.
I-Crowley's Ridge (CROW - lees) - I-Crowley's Ridge isici se-geological kanye nepaki yesifunda etholakala eNyakatho-Arkansas. Ukubiza amagama kungadingeka. Abantu basendaweni bathi kuthiwa njengenyoni (enye i-CRAWL-ees).
I-Fouke (Foke) - Imilolotelo ye-Fouke ene-poke. Leli dolobha elincane lidumile ngama-Bigfoot ayobona, kodwa igama lijabulisayo ukuzwa abantu besho.
I-Kanis (KAY-nis) - Kanis enye enye indlela e-Little Rock. Abangaphandle bavame ukubiza ngokuthi i-can of soda esikhundleni sokuthanda incwadi K.
I-Maumelle (i-MAW-male) - i-Maumelle idolobha eliseduze ne-Little Rock. I-ls kabili kuthiwa "kuhle," kanti i-e ithule, njengesiFulentshi.
UMonelello (mont-ti-SELL-oh) - UThomas Jefferson kungenzeka ukuthi wabiza ngokuthi "mon-ti-chel-oh," kodwa edolobheni lase-Arkansas libiza lokhu ngezwi lomsindo.
U-Ouachita (WASH-a-taw) - U-Ouachita yi-lake, emfuleni nasezintabeni e-Arkansas. Futhi isizwe saseMelika esizalwa. E-Oklahoma, lapho isizwe sasikhona khona, baye bafaka isiNgisi ku-Washita. Lokho kungavimbela imizamo ethi "Oh-sheet-a" yokusho ukuthi i-Ouachita ejwayelekile e-Arkansas.
Petit Jean (Petty Jean) - Petit Jean uyintaba nendaba mayelana nomlando wase-Arkansas. Kuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi "i-small" yesiFulentshi. Lokho kungase kube indlela efanele, kodwa akusikho indlela esisho ngayo lapha.
I-quapaw (i-QUAW-paw) - iQuapaw yigama lendabuko yaseMelika eyayihlala ekuqaleni kwe-Arkansas. I-Downtown Little Rock inesigaba esingokomlando esibizwa ngokuthi iQuarw Quarter .
I-Rodney Parham (I-Rod-KNEE Pair-UM) - Lo mgwaqo e-Little Rock uhlaselwa ngabangaphandle. Bathi i-Par-HAM. Ayikho iHar e-Parham, nakuba kunezindawo zokudlela eziningana ezisebenzela i-ham ezitholakala khona.
I-saline (i-SUH-i-lean) - i-Saline yindawo kanye nomfula eCentral Arkansas. Abaningi bazama ukukusho njengezixazululo ze-saline: SAY-aan. Abase-Arkans abavela esifundeni ngokuvamile bathi isilawuli sokuqala esicacile kancane, ukuze imilolotelo nge-huh.