nasalize
verb (used with object)
to pronounce as a nasal sound.
nasalization
-
a word derived from
nasalize.
Example Sentences
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If this is the source of Collado's example, he is clearly demonstrating his sensitivity to the nasalization of such items such as nagǒ.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear
Back pages contain an explanation of the sound values represented by the alphabet, and the indications of tonal change and nasalization which are used.
From Little Man's Family pre-primer by J. B. Enochs
The living speech is further characterized by innumerable cases of consonantal metathesis and by parasitic nasalization.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
The reader should note that ẽ, õ and ũ are used to imply nasalization and should be read as indicating an omitted 'm' or 'n' following the vowel.
From A Briefe Introduction to Geography by William Pemble
The nasalization of vowels is very frequent in all three languages, and is here represented by the sign ~ over the vowel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
