Isn't because the 'g' is a soft one in Spanish, like the 'ch' in "loch"?
Americans have always pronounced that sound like a 'h'.
Chris
On 2 May 2012, at 14:34, Chris Trask wrote:
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> I've seen it as Sahuaro and Saguaro, and the former is more popular. And
> then there's Mojave/Mohave and Navajo/Navaho. You've really gotta hand it to
> the Anglos for screwing up the local names. Sort of like the American
> pronounciation of Notre Dame, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans.
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