Pronunciation

[Paige]

What is the correct pronunciation of Tamaskan? I'm afraid I might be saying it wrong when I tell friends about the breed. Is there a youtube video somewhere that might have somebody saying it?

[AZDehlin]

Here is a video with the proper pronunciation. Hope you don't mind Debby if I reposted this one

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[JoshC]

Nice video

[Booma]

Cool video

[Paige]

Thanks for posting that great video! I had been saying it right, thankfully! Now I don't have to retrain myself to say if differently Also, thanks for the welcome!

[Katlin]

Tam-ass(sorry)-can

[AZDehlin]

Tam-ass(sorry)-can

Ha, I never thought of sounding it out like that

[Katlin]

Well that vodcast is very british (sorry deb) pronunciation.

[Booma]

With the Aussie accent, I say it like deb too

[silvermagpie]

Great post Paige and that's a really lovely video. My husband has been pronouncing Tamaskan like a type of anti depressant (Ta ma za kan) for a long time, he takes great delight in winding me up But he makes a lovely cup of tea

[Paige]

I'm not going to lie, I'm from the middle-of-nowhere America and I'm horribly guilty of having an accent to match, so I was pretty worried I was pronouncing it like a redneck.

[AZDehlin]

Great post Paige and that's a really lovely video. My husband has been pronouncing Tamaskan like a type of anti depressant (Ta ma za kan) for a long time, he takes great delight in winding me up But he makes a lovely cup of tea

Took me a few months until I figured out I was pronouncing it all wrong ( Tu-mask-an) is how I use to say it

[Nino]

Well that vodcast is very british (sorry deb) pronunciation.

Well I am danish and pronounce it just like that.. and have been even before I heard it done there..
making it longer tam-ass-kan is very american

[Katlin]

Well that vodcast is very british (sorry deb) pronunciation.

Well I am danish and pronounce it just like that.. and have been even before I heard it done there..
making it longer tam-ass-kan is very american

I heard the american as Tom-ass-can. I'd honestly say Canada tends to pronounce the a's with greater emphasis.

[Nino]

Well that vodcast is very british (sorry deb) pronunciation.

Well I am danish and pronounce it just like that.. and have been even before I heard it done there..
making it longer tam-ass-kan is very american

I heard the american as Tom-ass-can. I'd honestly say Canada tends to pronounce the a's with greater emphasis.

My Canadian family say it like Debby - but I did teach them
they can almost say my name the right way too

[Tiantai]

What is the correct pronunciation of Tamaskan? I'm afraid I might be saying it wrong when I tell friends about the breed. Is there a youtube video somewhere that might have somebody saying it?

I think that the proper pronunciation might be táh-MAHS-kán with all short "a" sounds as in "mat" because I've heard a Metis (part Inuit and French) call his husky "Tamaska" with all short a sounds so that's how I pronounce it. But you're free to pronounce it in anyway you like, I've heard tam-ahs-kan, ta-mass-kan, táh-MAHS-kán, tama-scan, etc. as long as it sounds like the way it's spelled.

[AngieH]

Great post Paige and that's a really lovely video. My husband has been pronouncing Tamaskan like a type of anti depressant (Ta ma za kan) for a long time, he takes great delight in winding me up But he makes a lovely cup of tea

How long do you think before Tamaskan ownership is prescribed as a cure for depression?


Yep! a hot cup of tea and a warm pup at your feet can cure *anything*

[silvermagpie]

Great post Paige and that's a really lovely video. My husband has been pronouncing Tamaskan like a type of anti depressant (Ta ma za kan) for a long time, he takes great delight in winding me up But he makes a lovely cup of tea

How long do you think before Tamaskan ownership is prescribed as a cure for depression?


Yep! a hot cup of tea and a warm pup at your feet can cure *anything*

Angie your a lady after my own heart and sense of humour.

[Nimwey]

Sorry for reviving an old thread, but I pronounce it basically the same way as "Alaskan".
Except with a Tam instead of an Al.

[Eventide]

How long do you think before Tamaskan ownership is prescribed as a cure for depression?
Yep! a hot cup of tea and a warm pup at your feet can cure *anything*

Oh, Angie, that's exactly what Max is for me I'm pretty sure I need him more than he needs me.

And

I think that the proper pronunciation might be táh-MAHS-kán with all short "a" sounds as in "mat" because I've heard a Metis (part Inuit and French) call his husky "Tamaska" with all short a sounds so that's how I pronounce it. But you're free to pronounce it in anyway you like, I've heard tam-ahs-kan, ta-mass-kan, táh-MAHS-kán, tama-scan, etc. as long as it sounds like the way it's spelled.

I say ta-mass-kan with the emphasis on the "mass." Must be that southern (maryland) drawl

[Katlin]

I say ta-mass-kan with the emphasis on the "mass." Must be that southern (maryland) drawl

Same way I say it too