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Chama (CHAH-mah) is in the area where Spanish is spoken by all the Indians tribes as sort of an Esperanto.  The Spanish ch is indeed like the ch in chance. Muchacha, a young girl, would not be pronounced mushasha. That said, the Anglos moved in and started re-pronouncing quite a few words. The Florida River in the Durango area is pronounced flah-RYE-dah by the locals and the first railroad into the area was the Denver and RYE-oh Grand (with a very silent e). Spent many a vacation in the area; the dude ranch owner, a teacher in the high school , spoke 'local'. Art
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