My mom is from Belle. She left there in 1959 for Washington, DC. We came back to visit my grandparents in Belle several times each year. Her dad died in March 1982, her mom in December 1988. This brought back lots of good memories.
"Kanawha" is pronounced Kuh-naw-uh. Source: Lived here all my life. Fun fact: The area where the Ohio and Kanawha rivers meet is called Tu Endie Wei which translates as "point between two waters".
My mom is from Belle. She left there in 1959 for Washington, DC. We came back to visit my grandparents in Belle several times each year. Her dad died in March 1982, her mom in December 1988. This brought back lots of good memories.
"Kanawha" is pronounced Kuh-naw-uh. Source: Lived here all my life. Fun fact: The area where the Ohio and Kanawha rivers meet is called Tu Endie Wei which translates as "point between two waters".
I've never heard Ku naw wha River pronounced the way you did, it's beautiful. You never know, a few generations ago maybe it was Can a wha. Cool.
I haven't been back home since 97 but even the pot holes look the same
How 'bout "Can-know-ah"...haha...and, at 4:30 min. you are viewing the Gold Dome of the State of West Virginia's Capitol Building....
You are pronouncing Kanawha WRONG.
It's pronounced "Ka - nah - wha" NOT "Can - a - wa. The K is a hard K, not a C sound.
Locals pronounce it "Kuh-Naw."
Locals don't "pronounced" it like that. That's how it pronounced