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GiftedGeordie

What are the differences between the South African accent and the Zimbabwean accent?

I'm obviously not expecting them to sound exactly the same, but are there any differences between the accent used by South Africans and the accent that the Zimbabweans have?

I imagine that their old colonial influences might play a part in it, with the South African's being more associated with the Dutch while Britain played a bigger part in Zimbabwe (then known as Rhodesia).

Posted Sep 13, 2025, 10:41 PM UTC

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