Classification of the Sounds (Classificação dos Sons)

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The Vowels (As Vogais)
 

Intervention of the oral and the nasal cavities	Oral	pá, pelo, vivo, mó, sul
	Nasal	rã, tem, fim, som, fundo
Zone of Articulation	Anterior or Palatal	rir, pé, venda
	Middle or Central	mala, lã
	Posterior or Velar	bala, muro, lomba
Timbre	Opened	pá, pedra, mola
	Middle	ano, fêmea, bola, tanto
	Closed	vi, burro, mim
Intensity	Tonic	armário, pé, medo, bule
	Atonic	casa, meter, lugar, povo

 
 
The Diphthongs (Os Ditongos)
 

Ascending	Descending
perícia, espécie, fastio, vácuo, ténue, água	pai, feito, varapau, réu, biscoito, muito
Oral	Nasal
saia, farnéis, fugiu, boi, uivar	mãe, cãimbra, vem, mão, comeram

 
 
The Consonants (As Consoantes)
 

Intervention of the buccal and the nasal cavities		Oral						Nasal
Manner of Articulation		Occlusive		Constrictive				Occlusive
				Fricative		Lateral	Vibrant
Intervention of the Vocal Strings		Voiceless	Voiced	Voiceless	Voiced	Voiced	Voiced	Voiced
Position	Bila- bial	p	b					m
	Labio- dental			f	v
	Alveolar	t	d	s, c, ç = [s] sola, osso céu, cimo lição	z, s  zona casa	l	r tiro	n
	Palatal			ch, x, s = [S] cheio xaile, xá crescer bolas	j, g = [J] jugar gelo	lh = [L]		nh = [N]
	Velar	c , q carro quatro	g  gola				r = [ò] gorro rua

 

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