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v and vv (short and long):
ku-vumba ♫ (to arrest) , ku-vvoola ♫ (to blaspheme)
Pronounced respectively as in “loving” and “love violence.”

w (never doubled):
ku-wuuwa ♫ (to cover bananas with leaves before cooking)

y (never doubled):
ku-yiiya ♫ (to invent)

z and zz(short and long):
mukazi ♫ (woman), mubazzi ♫ (carpenter)
Pronounced respectively as in “busy” and “his zeal.”