How to pronounce Abuja?

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Pronunciation of Abuja in USA

Abuja is pronounced as

uh - B OO - j uh

uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
b sounds like the 'b' in 'bat'
oo sounds like the 'oo' in 'food'
j sounds like the 'j' in 'jug'


Abuja is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ uh - B OO - j uh ]

uh - B OO - j uh
up   bat food   jug up

Type of Name:

Name of the City

Language:

Nigeria

Meaning:

Capital of Nigeria

Additional Information:

This is how a coworker pronounced it who went there repeatedly and actually lived in Nigeria for awhile (but wasn't Nigerian himself).


Comments:

Pronunciation of Abuja in USA

uh - 'BOO' - juh

boo: like 'boot' without the "t"
uh: like the "u" in 'jump' or 'judge'
juh: like 'jump' without the "mp"


Type of Name:

Name of the City

Language:

Nigeria

Meaning:

Capital of Nigeria

Additional Information:

This is how a coworker pronounced it who went there repeatedly and actually lived in Nigeria for awhile (but wasn't Nigerian himself).


Comments: