English pronunciation · Words Starting with R
Rwanda Pronunciation
Rwanda is pronounced ruh-WAHN-duh, IPA /ˌruˈɑndə/.
ruh-WAHN-duh
US /ˌruˈɑndə/
Syllables: ruh · WAHN · duh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (proper): A landlocked country in east central Africa, with its capital at Kigali.
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Rwanda in a Sentence
- Rwanda has one of the youngest populations in Africa.
- She spent two years working in Rwanda.
- Coffee from Rwanda sells well in Europe now.
Common Mispronunciations of Rwanda
Not RWAN-duh
English cannot start a word with rw, so a tiny ruh is slipped in before the w and the name gains a beat.
Not ruh-WAN-duh
Open the mouth wide on the stressed beat, since WAHN carries the sound of wand and not of wan.
Tip: The language and the people are Kinyarwanda and Rwandan, both keeping that same helper vowel.
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