How to pronounce Chickamauga?

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Pronunciation of Chickamauga in Chickamauga, GA.

Chickamauga is pronounced as

CH IH K - uh - M AA - g uh

ch sounds like the 'ch' in 'chin'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
m sounds like the 'm' in 'me'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
g sounds like the 'g' in 'go'


Chickamauga is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ CH IH K - uh - M AA - g uh ]

CH IH K - uh - M AA - g uh
chin it key   up   me car   go up

Type of Name:

City in Northwest Georgia, USA

Language:

phonetic spelling of orignal CHEROKEE name

Alternate Spelling(s):

Tsikamagi (Cherokee original spelling)

Meaning:

Dwelling place of the Chief, or "the Chief lives here"

Additional Information:

* The second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, fought September 19-20, 1863, with 34,624 casualties in just 2 days.

* Location of the last Battle which the South won.

* Home of Cherokee Chief Crayfish

* Small, rural, mostly textile communiity

* 2010 Population of 3,101

More info:

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/chickamauga

http://cityofchickamauga.org


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Pronunciation of Chickamauga in Chickamauga, GA.

'CHICK'- 'uh'- 'MA'- guh

Both the 1st & 3rd syllables are emphasized.

CHICK - as in a baby chicken
UH - Like the U in "fun',
MA - as in your mother; rhymes with 'pa' in pause
GUH - Like the U in fun' or 'gun'


Type of Name:

City in Northwest Georgia, USA

Language:

phonetic spelling of orignal CHEROKEE name

Alternate Spelling(s):

Tsikamagi (Cherokee original spelling)

Meaning:

Dwelling place of the Chief, or "the Chief lives here"

Additional Information:

* The second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, fought September 19-20, 1863, with 34,624 casualties in just 2 days.

* Location of the last Battle which the South won.

* Home of Cherokee Chief Crayfish

* Small, rural, mostly textile communiity

* 2010 Population of 3,101

More info:

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/chickamauga

http://cityofchickamauga.org


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