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December 24, 2019, 01:06 PM

wrholt

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What do you mean when you say "accented letter a"?

If you're referring to the letter "ã" as in the name "João", in Portuguese the "~" marks a nasal diphthong. The nasal diphthongs that are spelling using "~" are "ão", "ãe" and "õe".

Last edited by wrholt; December 24, 2019 at 01:53 PM.

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