Ba abin mamaki ba ne cewa mutane suna neman Arkansas suna da wuya a faɗi. Masu Turai na farko a Arkansas sune Faransanci, kuma sun saba da kalmomin Amurka da yawa a cikin sunayen da ake amfani da su a yau. Wasu daga cikin sunaye, kamar Little Rock (na farko La Petite Roche ), an haife su ne. Duk da haka, yawancin sunayen kewaye da jihar har yanzu suna Faransanci ne, 'yan ƙasar Amirkanci (Arkansas yana da kabilu da yawa: Quapaw da Caddo asali ne na al'ada) ko cakuda biyu.
Saboda wannan hadaddiyar asalin asali, yawancin sunayen Arkansas, ciki har da sunan jihar kanta, ana furta cikin hanyoyi da suka ƙi harshen Turanci.
Sunan jihar shi ne cakuda Faransa da 'yan ƙasar Amirka. Arkansas ya fito daga kalmar Quapaw, "Akansea." Farko na farko na Faransanci ya kara da S zuwa ƙarshen nau'i.
Arkansas (AR-CAN-SAW) - Akwai labari na birane cewa doka ce ta furta Arkansas daidai. Ba dokar bane, amma dokar jihar ta ce:
Ya kamata a furta shi cikin kalmomi uku (3), tare da shiru na karshe, "a" a cikin kowane ma'anar tare da sauti na Italiyanci, da kuma ƙararrakin ƙaddarar farko da ƙarshe. Maganar da ake magana da shi tare da faɗakarwa akan sashe na biyu tare da sauti na "a" a cikin "mutum" da kuma sauti na "m" ta kasance wani sabon abu ne wanda za a yi katsewa.
Benton (BEEN-goma) - Benton gari ne a Central Arkansas. Lokacin da kuka sanya a Benton, kuna cewa yana daidai.
Cantrell (Can-TRUL) - Cantrell hanya ce a Little Rock. Outsiders ce "Can-trell" kamar trellis.
Chenal (SH-nall) - Chenal wani titi ne da unguwa a Little Rock. Shin Shin-ell ne mafi yawan jin jin daɗin wannan sunan, wanda yake dan kadan ne tun lokacin da sunan ya fito daga Shinnall Mountains a yankin.
Masu ci gaba sun so ya kara karin Faransanci, saboda haka sun canza rubutun.
Chicot (Chee-Co) - Chicot wata tafkin ne, wasu tituna, da kuma filin shakatawa. Kalmar Amurka ce ta asali, kuma T shiru ne.
Crowley's Ridge (CROW - lees) - Crowley ta Ridge ne mai siffar geological da kuma wani yanki a jihar Parkansas. Sanarwar da ake magana da shi yana da haɗuwa. Mutane daga yankin suna cewa an furta shi kamar tsuntsaye (maɓallin shine CRAWL-ees).
Fouke (Foke) Wannan ƙananan gari ne sananne don ganin yadda Bigfoot yake kallo, amma sunan yana jin daɗin jin mutane suna furta.
Kanis (KAY-nis) - Kanis wata hanya ce a Little Rock. Outsiders sau da yawa suna furta shi kamar zabin soda maimakon maimakon harafin K.
Maumelle (MAW-namiji) - Maumelle gari ne kusa da Little Rock. Anyi amfani da nau'i biyu kamar "da kyau," kuma e shiru, kamar yadda a cikin Faransanci.
Monticello (mont-ti-SELL-oh) - Thomas Jefferson na iya furta shi "mon-ti-chel-oh," amma garin Arkansas ya ce yana da sauti.
Ouachita (WASH-a-taw) - Ouachita tafkin, kogin da dutse a Arkansas. Har ila yau, dan kabilar Amirka ne. A Oklahoma, inda kabilar ke kasancewa a yanzu, sun haɗu da rubutun zuwa Washita. Wannan na hana yiwuwar "Oh-sheet-a" ƙoƙarin yin magana da Ouachita da ake faruwa a Arkansas.
Petit Jean (Petty Jean) - Petit Jean dutse ne da kuma labarin tarihin Arkansas. Ana kiran shi kamar "ƙananan" Faransa. Wannan yana iya zama hanyar da ta dace, amma ba yadda muke fada ba a nan.
Quapaw (QUAW-paw) - Quapaw ne sunan wata kabilar Amirka da ke zaune a Arkansas. Downtown Little Rock yana da tarihin tarihi mai suna Quapaw Quarw .
Rodney Parham (Rod-KNEE Biyu-UM) - Wannan hanya a Little Rock ya zama wanda ya fita daga waje. Suka ce Par-HAM. Babu wani naman alade a Parham, kodayake akwai gidajen cin abinci mai kyau da ke hidimar naman alade a can.
Saline (Sarkar-ruwan sanyi) - Saline ne ƙira da kogin a Central Arkansas. Mutane da yawa suna ƙoƙarin furta shi kamar maganin saline: SAY-lean. Arkansans daga county kullum ce farkon syllable kasa da sharply, sabõda haka, shi rhymes da huh.