brazil · Brazil
Brazil (Gaúcho / Rio Grande do Sul)
Brazil · Rio Grande do Sul
Border contact with Rioplatense Spanish shapes Gaúcho Portuguese: an alveolar-tap (not guttural) R, weaker or absent /t d/-palatalization in much of the state, and a melodic contour close enough to Argentine/Uruguayan Spanish that this preset borrows the engine's 'rioplatense_bounce' intonation label as the closest available proxy.
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Active features
Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Languagelanguage | pt | Drill | |
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | standard | Drill | |
| D Intervocalicd_intervocalic | standard | Drill | |
| D Finald_final | standard | Drill | |
| R Infinitiver_infinitive | standard | Drill | |
| Final Consonant Dropfinal_consonant_drop | none | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Intonation Contourintonation_contour | rioplatense_bounce | Drill | |
| Vowel Nasalizationvowel_nasalization | phonemic | Drill | |
| Mid Vowel Qualitymid_vowel_quality | seven_vowel_open_close | Drill | |
| L Vocalizationl_vocalization | Yes | Drill |