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Meaning of vowel harmony | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ
Azərbaycanca ahəng qanunu
Dansk vokalharmoni
Deutsch Synharmonismus Vokalharmonie
Español armonía vocálica sinarmonía vocálica
Suomi vokaaliharmonia vokaalisointu
Français harmonie vocalique
Magyar magánhangzó-harmónia
Italiano armonia velare armonia vocalica
日本語 母音調和
ქართული ხმოვანთა ჰარმონია
한국어 모음조화 홀소리어울림
Nederlands klinkerharmonie vocaalharmonie
Português harmonia vocálica
Română armonie vocalică
Русский гармония гласных сингармони́зм
Türkçe ahenk kaidesi sesli uyumu ünlü benzeşmesi ünlü uyumu
Yorùbá àǹkóò fáwẹ̀lì

Examples

“Vowel harmony is an important aspect of Mongolian.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

vowel killer vowel mutation vowel point vowel pointing vowel quantity vowel reduction

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