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Before you begin, Not all of the consonant combinations have dependable examples for pronunciation, so I have a YouTube Video you can watch are going through and reading all the combinations :)
PART 4.0 | All Double Combinations
B = Bh Bv Bw (bhw/bg)
C? = CH
D = Dh Dv Dw Dy Dz
G = Gh Gw
H = Hw Hy Hl
J = Jw Jy
K = Kh Kw Ky Kr
M = Mb Mh Mv Mw
N = N'/Ng' Nd Ng Nh Nj Nw Ny Nz
P = Ph Pf Pw
R = Rh Rw Ry
S = Sh Sv Sw St Sp Sk
T = Th Tt Ts Tw Ty Tl
V = Vh Vw
Z = Zh Zv Zw
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PART 4.1| Combinations with B
Bh
BH Pronunciation - Bh is equivalent to B in Boy
Word = bhiza (horse)
Pronunciation - bhi like bee and za like Zambia
Bv
BV Pronunciation - between 'v' and "f"
Word = Bvunza (ask)
Pronunciation - bvu in bvuma and nza in enzyme
Bw (bg/bhw)
BW Pronunciation - Bw like in Zimbabwe
Word = Ibwe/Ibge (stone)
Pronunciation - i in innocent and bwe in Zimbabwe
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PART 4.2 | C and H combination
CH
CH pronunciation - Ch like in Cheese
Word = Chido (desire)
Pronunciation - chi like chicken and do like dovi (Shona d)
Word = China (Thursday)
Pronunciation - Chi in Chicken and na in Nana.
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PART 4.3| D combinations
DH
DH pronunciation - Dh is equivalent to the D in Dog
Word = Dh in Dhadha
Pronunciation - dha like Dark
Dv
DV Pronunciation - ? (I'm actually not sure if it's implosive or not)
Word = dvinya (squeeze)
Dw
DW Pronunciation - implosive
Word = zvinodwa (it's wanted)
DY (Dj or j would also suffice if the sound is hard to make - Chibudja uses this form)
DY pronunciation - combination of jg (ji-g)
Word = idya (eat)
Pronunciation - ijga (ij like egypt and ga in gas)
DZ
DZ Pronunciation -
Word = dzidza (learn)
Pronunciation -
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PART 4.4| G combinations
Gh
GH Pronunciation - Deep and breathy 'G',
Word = ghawa (inlet)
Pronunciation - Gha like Ghana, wa like what
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