How do you pronounce "Shaman" ?

[Snowsquatch]

I tend to say "shaw-min" or "shaw-man." "Shay-min" sounds really odd to me. And "shay-man" just sounds completely wrong.

EDIT: strange. I had a fourth option (shay-man), but it didn't show up. Hmmm.....

[Phil]

I tend to go with Shay-mun. But that's just me.

[PWalk]

Maybe it's my Philadelphia accent but I say Sha-min. No "W" in there at all.

[syvalois]

cha-mane for me. What word is next Northstar? Heather?

[Snowsquatch]

Maybe it's my Philadelphia accent but I say Sha-min. No "W" in there at all.
Uh, is that a long "a" or a short "a" ? (That's why I used "shaw" and "shay.")

[Legerd]

I looked it up on dictionary.com and the pronounciation given was: shaw-men.

[Snowsquatch]

How does Wolverine say it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IFdpbbzNjI

[Mokole]

Where I live people use both shay-min and shaw-men, neither one seems to be better than the other.

[DelBubs]

I guess I would pronounce it 'Shay Men'

[mos_def]

I always pronounced it Shaw-man

the name that always gets people confused is Magneto
I always pronounced it Mag-neeto
But I do hear Mag-neto

[Canucklehead]

I always pronounced it Shaw-man

the name that always gets people confused is Magneto
I always pronounced it Mag-neeto
But I do hear Mag-neto

Seriously? That's funny, Mag-neto sounds like a kiddy magnet game.
"Hey kids, rainy day? What's there to do!?"
"MAG-NETO!"

Mag-neeto just sounds more evil.

[syvalois]

I always pronounced it Shaw-man

the name that always gets people confused is Magneto
I always pronounced it Mag-neeto
But I do hear Mag-neto

Seriously? That's funny, Mag-neto sounds like a kiddy magnet game.
"Hey kids, rainy day? What's there to do!?"
"MAG-NETO!"

Mag-neeto just sounds more evil.

what way do they pronounce it in the movie? For myself, Magneto is one of those words I simply pronounce in french for laxism or lack of knowning how to pronounce it or simply by habit.

But I don't like "evil" Magneto. I like him better in the gray area, so I guess I would like better Mag-ne-to pronounciation (whatever it is :P )

[Canucklehead]

I always pronounced it Shaw-man

the name that always gets people confused is Magneto
I always pronounced it Mag-neeto
But I do hear Mag-neto

Seriously? That's funny, Mag-neto sounds like a kiddy magnet game.
"Hey kids, rainy day? What's there to do!?"
"MAG-NETO!"

Mag-neeto just sounds more evil.

what way do they pronounce it in the movie? For myself, Magneto is one of those words I simply pronounce in french for laxism or lack of knowning how to pronounce it or simply by habit.

But I don't like "evil" Magneto. I like him better in the gray area, so I guess I would like better Mag-ne-to pronounciation (whatever it is :P )

In the movie it's Mag-neeto. A long E. The other way would sound like a quick Mag-nit-o, which to me still sounds like a kid's game. Maybe evil is too strong a word. The long E just demands more respect.

For Shaman, it's the oposite of the strong E in Mag-neeto. I use the soft A like Shaw-muhn.

[cmdrkoenig67]

His name is pronounced just the same as the word "Magneto" in the dictionary (Mag-neet-oh).

Dana (pronounced Day-Nah)

[Blackpanther]

How does Wolverine say it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IFdpbbzNjI

In the X-Men animated episode called "Repo Man" where the original Alpha Flight tried to force him back into their team, Wolvie said...(quote)"Save your carnival tricks for the kiddie shows Shaman! (SHAY-man he pronounced it)

[Le Messor]

I used to pronounce it Shah-m'n, but heard the name of that one-hit wonder band pronounced 'Shay-mun' so that's what I go with now... but I don't really care that much.
You say tomayto, I say tomah-to. You say potayto, I say topapo.

- Le Messor
"Thanks, you don't look so hot yourself."
~ After being told he looked cool.~ Yogi Berra (attrib)

[Jason Eberly]

Depending on nothing in particular, I usually pronounce it "Shaw-mun", and occasionally "Shay-mun.

~Jason (pronounced "Horsefeathers")

[Le Messor]

~Jason (pronounced "Horsefeathers")

(and Del's avatar)

Marxists of Alpha Waves unite!

[Jason Eberly]

unite!

You just said the secret woid!

[Le Messor]

Sanity clause?

[Phil]

Sanity clause?

Comes but once a year and knows if you've been bad or good?

[DelBubs]

Sanity clause?
Only comes once a year and that's down a Chimney.

[Jason Eberly]

Sanity clause?

You can't fool me...there ain't no sanity clause!

[Flightpath07]

I actually pronounce it, "Hey, it's that magic-baggie guy, eh!"

[Le Messor]

I actually pronounce it, "Hey, it's that magic-baggie guy, eh!"

Magpie?

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I guess Shaman's one of those words with no specific pronunciation?
Though as Snowsquatch posted, there's always the X-Men cartoon to go by.

- Le Messor
"One man tells a falsehood, a hundred repeat it as true."