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"Status" is a male noun of the Fourth Declension in Latin, and as such the plural is "status", spelled identically, only pronounced, in Latin, as 'star-toos'.

If you wish to indicate the fact that you mean to use the plural, you can use the accented 'ū', giving "statūs". The accent would not have been used in classical times, but to serve as an pronunciation indicator to those learning in later periods. In the case of "status" it would also serve to indicate the plural.

I would say that using "statuses" indicates that you are not interested in the word's root, and have decided to modernise it, which is up to you and is fine by modern standards.

Endings such as "stati" (pronounced 'stay-tee') or "states"/"statês" (pronounced 'stay-tays') do nothing but demonstrate the user's laziness; by mashing the incorrect Latin ending onto a modern English word and hoping for the best, you demonstrate ignorance of your own language as well as of another.

Of course, there may be a better English word that suits the occasion; "state" is often a more appropriate noun to use than "status", and those seeking to use purple prose may be better off using the more simple noun "state".

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