Re: Sob, it's true about uvular R

Wed, 03 Aug 2005 03:14:30 +0100: António Marques <m.ap@xxxxxxx>: in
sci.lang:

>Like 99% of the portuguese, I have 2 r's. A
>not-so-uvular-but-rather-more-front-quasi-palatal trill, and a flap.

Having the rr (and initial r) non-uvular is rare these days, I'd say.
Maybe 5%? Perhaps more among the rural population, but not in Lisbon
etc.

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