3) Internal phonetic changes have taken place in such words as:

_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_

_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._

kaschero..... kaschör..... shop-man, clerk (in a store).

municipio.... munizip..... district.

B. Feminines.

In feminines the final vowel '_-a_' is as a rule weakened to _'e'_,

e.g.,

_Brazilian_ _Brazilian_

_Portuguese._ _German._ _English._

capoeira..... capoeire.... copse.

carreta...... carrete..... cart.

garaffa...... garaffe..... bottle.

lancha....... lanche...... barge.

larancha..... laranche.... orange.

mula......... mule........ mule.

persianna.... persianne... Venetian-blind.

picada....... picade...... lane (through a forest).

pimenta...... pimente..... pepper.

pipa......... pipe........ barrel, tun.

roça......... rosse....... clearing (of a forest).

sanga........ sange....... ditch.

tolda........ tolde....... cover, hood (of a wagon).

traça........ trace....... track, design.

venda........ vende....... inn, store.

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