Recifense Portuguese, also known as Mateiro Portuguese, is a dialect of the Portuguese language spoken in the metropolitan region of Recife, in the east of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.
Characteristics Characteristics of the Recifense dialect include:
Palatalization of /s/ and /z/ into /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ when present in the end of syllables. Lack of affricative pronunciation of /d/ and /t/ into /dʒ/ and /tʃ/ when preceded by /i/, which is present in other Brazilian Portuguese dialects. Monophthongization of words with /w/. (eg: /ˈhowpɐ/ becomes /ˈhopɐ/) Presence of prothesis. (eg: /ʒũˈtɐ/ becomes /ɐʒũˈtɐ/) Presence of hyperthesis. (eg: /sɛˈɾɔlɐ/ becomes /siˈlɔɾɐ/) Presence of syncope. (eg: /ˈʃikɐɾɐ/ becomes /ˈʃikɾɐ/) Presence of apocope. (eg: /hiˈdikulu/ becomes /hiˈdikŭ/) Presence of epenthesis. (eg: /kutuˈviɐ/ becomes /kutɾuˈviɐ/) No pronunciation of /ɾ/ in the end of words, /koɾ/ becomes /ko/. No pronunciation of /w/ in the end of words, /lẽˈsɔw/ becomes /lẽˈsɔ/. Preferred use of the word "tu" rather than "você", both meaning "you". Conjugation in the past perfect indicative is formed using what would be the imperfect subjunctive. (eg: "tu visse" instead of "tu viu" or "você viu") Palatalization of /s/ when it comes between /e/, /i/, /ɛ/ and /d/ or /t/. Different vocabulary, with the presence of words such as oxente, visse, oxe, boy, among others, most of which are shared with the central northeastern dialect.CAMELO, Paulo - Dicionário do falar pernambucano - Recife:Paulo Camelo, 2014.
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