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LESSON 3 | Singular Consonants

Hesi, wadzoka futi. | hi, you came back again.

PART 3.1 | Basic consonants 

B   D    F     G    H    J    K    M    N    P    R     S    T    V    W    Y    Z

Remember| Shona has no C, L, Q X (at least not Standard Shona/Zezuru)
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PART 3.2 | Unique Sounds

Firstly you will need this: Youtube Title: "shona lesson 1 Alphabet and vowels" by Shona Tutor

B 
Word 1 = Baba (father)
Word 2 = Bata (hold)
B Pronunciation = a mouth smacking/popping sound. Sound between 'b' and Shona 'v"

B IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH B IN BOY.

D
Word 1 = Daira (respond)
Word 2 = Doro (alcohol)
D Pronunciation - this a soft click. It's a sound between 'r' and 'd'

D IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH D IN DOG.

V 
Word 1 = Vava (sour, salty, spicy)
Word 2 = Vana (children)
V Pronunciation - bite lip and attempt to say W. It is a sound between 'v' and 'w'.

V IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH V IN VERONICA.

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PART 3.3 | Pronounceable Consonants

F
Word 1: Fara (happy)
Pronunciation - Fa in fantastic and ra in rational => fa-ra
Word 2: famba (walk)
Pronunciation - Fa in fantastic and mba in embarass => fa-mba

G
Word 1: gore (year/cloud)
Pronunciation - go in going and re like rest => go-re
Word 2: ganda (skin)
Pronunciation - ga like in Ghana and nda like in panda => ga-nda

H
Word 1: Hana (conscience)
Pronunciation - ha in hassle and na like nana => ha-na
Word 2: Hanzi (it was said)
Pronunciation - ha in hassle and nzi like in frenzy => ha-nzi

J 
Word 1: Jira (cloth)
Pronunciation - ji in emoji and ra in rational => ji-ra
Word 2: Jenaguru (full moon)
Pronunciation - je in Jessi, na in nana, gu like good and ru like ruin => je-na-gu-ru

M 
Word 1: muti (tree)
Pronunciation - mu in mulan and ti like tiana=> mu-ti
Word 2: mera (grow (of a seed)
Pronunciation - me in mess and ra in rational => me-ra

N 
Word 1: nani? (with who?)
Pronunciation - na in nana and ni like nina => na-ni
Word 2: naka (beauty/pretty/good)
Pronunciation - na in nana and ka in kamila => na-ka

P 
Word 1: papi? (where?)
Pronunciation - pa in park and pi like piano => pa-pi
Word 2: pika (swear; promise)
Pronunciation - pi in piano and ka in kariba => pi-ka

R
Word 1: roora (bride price)
Pronunciation - ro in royal, o in of and ra  like rational => ro-ora "rowora"
Word 2: rira (ringing)
Pronunciation - ri in river and ra in rational => ri-ra

S
Word 1: sora (grass)
Pronunciation - so in sofa and ra in Rafael=> so-ra
Word 2: Sekai (laugh)
Pronunciation - se in selina, ka in Kariba and i in is  => se-ka-i

T
Word 1: tora (take)
Pronunciation - to in Tobias and ra in Rafael => to-ra
Word 2: Tanaka (we have become beautiful)
Pronunciation - ta in talent, na in Nadia, ka in Kai => Ta-na-ka

W
Word 1: wake (his/hers)
Pronunciation - wa in want and ke like kept => wa-ke
Word 2: wana (find/acquire)
Pronunciation - wa in want and na in Nairobi => wa-na

Y
Word 1: yerera (flow)
Pronunciation - ye in yes, re like rebel, and ra like Rafael => ye-re-ra
Word 2: yemura (admire)
Pronunciation - ye in yes, mu in mulan, and ra in rational => ye-mu-ra

Z
Word 1: zara (full (from being filled)
Pronunciation - za in Zambia and ra like Random=> za-ra
Word 2: zera (age)
Pronunciation - ze in zest and ra in rabbit => ze-ra

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PART 3.3 | Consonants and Vowels 

Ba     Be     Bi     Bo     Bu 

Da     De    Di      Do    Du

Fa      Fe    Fi       Fo     Fu 

Ga     Ge    Gi     Go     Gu 

Ha     He    Hi    Ho    Hu

Ja      Je     Ji     Jo     Ju

Ka      Ke    Ki     Ko     Ku 

Ma      Me   Mi    Mo    Mu 

Na      Ne    Ni     No    Nu

Pa       Pe    Pi      Po    Pu

Ra       Re    Ri      Ro    Ru 

Sa       Se    Si      So     Su 

Ta       Te     Ti      To     Tu 

Va       Ve     Vi       Vo    Vu

Wa      We    Wi     Wo   Wu 

Ya        Ye      Yi       Yo    Yu

Za       Ze     Zi       Zo     Zu