It seems whenever orange is spoken, it is spoken as one syllable. But it appears to be two.

The Merriam-Webster online dictionary transcribes the pronunciation of [*orange*](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orange) as follows:

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> \ˈär-inj, ˈär(-ə)nj; chiefly Northern & Midland ˈȯr-inj, ˈȯr(-ə)nj\
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So, does this mean it could it be either? If so, I am interested in knowing if any regional varieties of English have been established to pronounce orange one way or the other, and if so which regions and how do they pronounce it.

Being from central Alabama and having family in central Illinois, I almost exclusively hear "arnj" (IL) and "ornj" (AL). I have heard some people in AL pronounce it "orenj", but they say it quickly so it comes off as "ornj".