lusophone_europe · Portugal
Portugal (Algarve)
Reference-quality preset: a phonetic matrix and a short blurb, not a full flagship build-out. See a flagship variety (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Panama) for situations, cultural context, sayings, and a guided path.
Portugal · Algarve
Algarve Portuguese follows the mainstream southern-Portuguese profile (Lisbon-style reduction, uvular R, chiado); its most-cited distinguishing traits are lexical/prosodic rather than segmental, so this preset is deliberately close to -- but not identical to -- the Lisbon standard.
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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 | |
| Vowel Nasalizationvowel_nasalization | phonemic | Drill | |
| Mid Vowel Qualitymid_vowel_quality | reduced_unstressed | Drill | |
| Coda S Palatalizationcoda_s_palatalization | Yes | Drill | |
| R Guttural Strengthr_guttural_strength | moderate | Drill |