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Portuguese Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Portuguese language.
CONSONANTS
The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
UVULAR
END OF Portuguese PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
4
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
5
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
6
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
7
kʷ
labialized
voiceless
velar
plosive
8
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
9
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
10
ɡ
voiced
velar
plosive
11
ɡʷ
labialized
voiced
velar
plosive
12
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
13
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
14
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
15
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
16
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
18
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
19
w
voiced
velar
approximant
21
ʁ
voiced
uvular
fricative
22
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
23
ʎ
voiced
palatal
lateral approximant
VOWELS