Shona (Zimbabwe)
* M'buya: The 'M' is silent, and the emphasis is on the first syllable. It sounds like "Boo-ya".
Kiswahili (Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)
* Mbuya: The emphasis is on the first syllable, and the 'u' is pronounced like the 'oo' in "moon". It sounds like "M-boo-ya".
Other Languages
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