Portuguese Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

=== Spelling ===

Although Portuguese spelling was standardized by the mid-1700s, scribes usually spelled words the way they sounded. Generally, variations between old and modern spellings should not cause too much trouble for the researcher. The following words are examples of old and modern spelling variations:  

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| '''Variation'''

| '''Old'''

| '''Modern'''

| y became i  

| Pereyra  

| h became silent  

| hum honze  

| ã became am  

| tãpa  

| ˜e became em  

| b˜e  

| ˜u became um  

| h˜u  

| ph became f  

| pharol  

| nn became n  

| annos  

| mpç became nç  

| assumpção  

| pt became t  

| baptismo