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vowel harmony
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sound change in vowels in certain languages, most known from but not exclusive to Finnish
Vowel harmony is a sound pattern found in certain languages, including Finnish, where vowels in a word must belong to compatible groups that "agree" with each other. This linguistic feature affects how words are constructed and pronounced in these languages, making it an important part of how speakers organize sounds into meaningful speech.
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In phonology, vowel harmony is a phonological process in which vowels assimilate ("harmonize") to share certain distinctive features. Vowel harmony is often confined to the domain of a phonological word, but may extend across word boundaries in certain languages.