In Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, native English speakers, mainly the White and Coloured minority, have a similar speech pattern to that of South Africa. Those with high degrees of Germanic inflection pronounce "Zimbabwe" as zim-bah-bwi, as opposed to the African pronunciation zeem-bah-bweh.
In Zimbabwe formerly Rhodesia native English speakers mainly the White and Coloured minority have a similar speech pattern to that of South Africa Those with high degrees of Germanic inflection pronounce "Zimbabwe" as zim-bah-bwi as opposed to the African pronunciation zeem-bah-bweh