vowel harmonies

A form of vowel harmony — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of vowel harmony
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