u/Firefliesfast

Hi! I grew up in Yakima and later moved away. I’ve always pronounced Naches as “Na-cheese” but I’m moving back to the area and finding that some people are pronouncing it “naw-chez”. My first thought was that it might be due to more awareness of indigenous naming and pronunciation, but I’m not sure where the name came from so I don’t know if that applies. Does anyone have more info about this?