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Brazilian Portuguese

20 documented transformations found for this language.

Diphthongization
[a_nas] → [au]
→
Debuccalization
[b] → [h]
→
Palatalization
[d] → [j_affricate]
→
Depalatalization
[l_palatal] → [l_palatalized]
→
Vocalization
[l] → [au]
→
Vocalization
[n_palatal] → [i_nas]
→
Reduction
[n_palatal] → [j_glide]
→
Deletion
[r_flap] → [empty]
→
Debuccalization
[r_flap] → [h]
→
Gliding
[r_flap] → [j_glide]
→
Uvularization
[r_flap] → [uvular_fricative]
→
Debuccalization
[r] → [h]
→
Vocalization
[r] → [j_glide]
→
R-vocalization
[r] → [u]
→
Lenition
[r] → [x]
→
Spirantization
[t_palatalized] → [sh]
→
Debuccalization
[uvular_fricative] → [h]
→
Labialization
[uvular_fricative] → [v]
→
Fronting
[uvular_fricative] → [x]
→
Fronting
[x_uvular] → [r_flap]
→