Vowel harmony
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In phonology, vowel harmony is a phonological process in which vowels assimilate to share certain distinctive features. Vowel harmony is often confined to the domain of a phonological word, but may ex
Finnish vowel harmony and case agreement exemplified by mahdollisissa yllättävissä tilanteissa ('in possible unexpected situations'): mahdollinen takes -ssa, yllättävä takes -ssä and tilanne, with a neutral vowel first but a back vowel second, takes -ssa.
Manchu language
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Manchu is a critically endangered Tungusic language native to the historical region of Manchuria in Northeast China. As the traditional native language of the Manchus, it was the national language of
Vowel harmony
…Several Tibetic languages, including Lhasa Tibetan Tungusic languages, such as Manchu Utian languages…
Plaque at the Forbidden City in Beijing, in both Chinese (left, 乾清門; qián qīng mén) and Manchu (right, ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᠩ ᠮᡝᠨ; kiyan cing men)
The Kangxi Emperor's stele near Lugou Bridge, with parallel Chinese and Manchu text
"Banjin Inenggi" and Manchu linguistic activity by the government and students in Changchun, 2011