Nicknames and mottos - continued

Os estados americanos têm “nickname” (apelido) e “motto” (lema). Vejamos alguns:

HAWAII

Aloha State

Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)

IDAHO

Gem State/Gem of the Mountains

Esto perpetua (It is forever)

ILLINOIS

Prairie State

State sovereignty, national union

INDIANA

Hoosier State

The Crossroads of America

IOWA

Hawkeye State

Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

Fontes:

http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801718.html

http://en.wikipedia.org