Poll: What's the plural of 'orangutan'?

What's the plural of 'orangutan'?

Orangutan
Orangutans
Either could be used.

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This Poll:

  • Votes: 748
  • Comments: 4
  • Added: September 2006

Comments:

YHL

The word comes from Indonesia/malaysia, so the correct plural is orang-orang hutan!

KJ

Orang-orang utan is the correct extended plural form in Indonesian/Malay, which can also be just orangutan. But what is the correct plural in English?

Vladimir

The word "orangutan" isn't an irregular noun.

najem

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