• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Portuguese doesn’t really have a tilde, but that’s what the h following an n (or an L) is there to indicate

    • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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      4 days ago

      It does have a tilde but it’s mostly used over vowels, to represent nasalisation; e.g.

      • ⟨mão⟩ /mãw/ [mɜ̃ʊ̯̃] “hand” vs. ⟨mau⟩ /maw/ [mäʊ̯] “bad”
      • ⟨mãe⟩ /mãj/ [mɜ̃ɪ̯̃] “mother”
      • ⟨limões⟩ /li’mõjs/ [li.'mõɪ̯̃s] “lemons”
      • ⟨vã⟩ /vã/ [vɜ̃] “vain” (F)

      For /ɲ/ (the phoneme written “ñ” in Spanish) it’s as you said, though: it’s spelled “nh” instead.