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oldgar t1_ja65cq6 wrote

Actually it's Tahoma

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QX943 t1_ja6nwgv wrote

Nikolaj

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oldgar t1_ja86jfz wrote

Right, not being a native I know not all the tribal names for things

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TryingToBeHere OP t1_ja6gk26 wrote

Not according the Puyallup Tribe

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NukeWarz t1_ja7evrd wrote

which disagrees with the yakama

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MurlockHolmes t1_ja82kqe wrote

Which makes sense, the Puyallup were (are) a Lushootseed-speaking Salish tribe. The Yakima lived out east and spoke a different language. Names and pronunciations won't match up 1:1.

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NukeWarz t1_ja89se8 wrote

yeah no the only point I'm making is that no one people has like, an 'objective' name for the mountain. many tribes have variations, none of them are 'right'

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oldgar t1_ja6j0t8 wrote

Mount Rainier (/reɪˈnɪər/), also known as Tahoma, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. The mountain is located in Mount Rainier National Park about 59 miles (95 km) south-southeast of Seattle.

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