allophone
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allophone
- /ˈaləˌfəʊn/ UK
- /ˈæləˌfoʊn/ US
- /ˈæləˌfəʉn/ Australia
noun allophones
- Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. In some languages, [ʋ] is an allophone of /v/.
- A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
- A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language. However, “the languages used by STM staff during customer interactions are French and English,” the transit authority said. “Indeed, during phone calls or emails, STM employees speak English with anglophone or allophone customers who do not speak French.”
adjective more allophone · most allophone
- Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada. In every case the allophone population is vastly larger than the proportion of francophones, which ranges from 4.2 percent […] from other parts of Canada more than international immigration from abroad: despite a growing allophone presence, […]
- That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
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noun person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority
| Español | alófono, alófona |
|---|---|
| Français | allophone |
| Deutsch | Allophoner, Allophone |
noun alternative pronunciation for a phoneme
| Español | alófono |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이음 ieum |
| 日本語 | 異音 ion |
| 中文 | 同位異音 /同位异音 tóngwèi yìyīn |
| Português | alófono |
| Français | allophone |
| Deutsch | Allophon, Allofon, Phonemvariante, Fonemvariante, Lautvariante |
| Italiano | allofono, variante combinatoria |
| Ελληνικά | αλλόφωνο allófono |
| Русский | аллофо́н allofón |
| Tiếng Việt | tha âm vị, tha âm |
noun person whose mother tongue is neither English nor French
| Français | allophone |
|---|
adj of a language neither English nor French
| Français | allophone |
|---|
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@misc{allophone_2026,
title = {allophone},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allophone},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
