See also: IPA, Consonants
| Front | Near- front | Central | Near- back | Back | |
| Close | |||||
| Near-close | |||||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid | |||||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open | |||||
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents
a rounded vowel. Vowel length is indicated by appending ː.
a rounded vowel. Vowel length is indicated by appending ː.
| IPA – number | 397 |
| IPA – text | ɘ |
| IPA – image |  |
| Entity | ɘ |
| X-SAMPA | @\ |
| Kirshenbaum | @<umd> |
 Sound sample (help·info) |
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The close-mid central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɘ. This is a reversed letter e, and should not be confused with the schwa ə or turned e ǝ. This symbol may be used with a lowering diacritic [ɘ̞], to denote the mid central unrounded vowel.
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Features
- Its vowel height is close-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between close vowel and a mid vowel.
- Its vowel backness is central, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | some Southern American dialects[1] | nut | [nɘt] | 'nut' | Corresponds to /ʌ/ in other dialects. See English phonology |
| Mongolian[2] | ? | [usɘɾɘ̆] | 'jump' | ||
| Paicĩ | [kɘ̄ɾɘ̄] | 'spider' | |||
| Russian[3] | солнце | [ˈsont͡sɘ] | 'sun' | This occurs only for some speakers after /t͡s/. See Russian phonology | |
| Zapotec | Tilquiapan[4] | ne | [nɘ] | 'and' | |
References
- ^ Roca & Johnson (1999:186)
- ^ Iivonen & Harnud (2005:62, 66-67)
- ^ Jones (Ward:38)
- ^ Merrill (2008:109-10)
Bibliography
- Iivonen, Antti; Harnud, Huhe (2005), "Acoustical comparison of the monophthong systems in Finnish, Mongolian and Udmurt", Journal of the International Phonetic Association 35 (1): 59-71
- Jones, Daniel; Dennis, Ward (1969). The Phonetics of Russian. Cambridge University Press.
- Merrill, Elizabeth (2008), "Tilquipan Zapotec", Journal of the International Phonetic Association 38 (1): 107-114
- Roca, Iggy; Johnson, Wyn (1999). A Course in Phonology. Blackwell Publishing.
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