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I’d argue that Kentucky should be green. Sure the ‘y’ becomes an ‘i’, but it’s still pronounced like Kentucky±an so the difference is purely orthographic.

And changing a final ‘y’ to ‘i’ is extremely common when adding a suffix. (cf. happiness, beautiful, angrier)

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Wyomingite? Doesn’t look right to me. Wyominger seems more logical.

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Tell me you’re Indianan without telling me you’re Indianan.

If you want Hoosier on there then you have to put stuff like Appalachian too.

Edit - on rereading this it looks a bit harsh, it was meant with a wink and a smile.

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That’s still a cultural name not the proper English Demonym for Indiana.

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Why is there an extra ‘i’ in Louisianan?

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As if French didn’t already have enough vowels.

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Because it ends in a vowel maybe? That seems to be the pattern

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New hampshite.

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