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vowel harmony

sound change in vowels in certain languages, most known from but not exclusive to Finnish
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Summary

vowel harmony ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,122 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: phonology[2], morphology[3]
  • Commons category: Vowel harmony[4]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[7]
  • Different from: assonance[8]

Why It Matters

vowel harmony has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

phonology

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  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → assonance
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6
    Subclass of → phonology, morphology
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 19051, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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