# Correct pronunciation of "shaman"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronunciation-of-shaman/784842>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 20, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronunciation-of-shaman/784842 "2017-04-20T14:08:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronunciation-of-shaman/784842/21 "2017-04-21T21:45:59Z")

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You can pronounce it either way for all I care—but please! Do not pluralize it as “shamen”! The plural in English is “shamans.”

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**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronunciation-of-shaman/784842/22 "2017-04-21T22:50:00Z")

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My anthropology professor pronounced it “SHAY-man.”

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