Close-mid central unrounded vowel
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represents a rounded vowel.
| IPA – number | 397 |
| IPA – text | ɘ |
| IPA – image | Image:Xsampa-atslash.png |
| entity | ɘ |
| X-SAMPA | @\ |
| Kirshenbaum | @<umd> |
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Close-mid central unrounded vowel
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, a turned letter e.
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.
Occurs in
- English: Southern American English nut [nɘt]
- Paicĩ: [kɘ̄ɾɘ̄] spider
Mid central unrounded vowel
The mid central unrounded vowel is frequently written as a schwa [ə]. However, that symbol does not specifically represent an unrounded vowel, and is frequently used for most any unstressed obscure vowel. If precision is desired, the symbol for the close-mid central unrounded vowel may be used with a lowering diacritic, [ɘ̞].
Features
- Its vowel height is mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a close vowel and an open 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.
Occurs in
In European Portuguese, this sound occurs for unstressed orthographic <a>, as well as for <e> before palatals (ch, j, lh, nh). A nasalized version is written <an>:
- European Portuguese: açougue [ɘ̞ˈsoɡɯ̽]; seja ˈsɘ̞ʒɘ̞; antro [ˈɘ̞̃tɾu] 'den'.
Note: In Portuguese tradition, unstressed vowel quality is indicated by rotating the orthographic vowel, and so these vowels are transcribed <ɐ, ɐ̃>. However, they are mid vowels, and closer than Portuguese [ε, ɔ].de:Ungerundeter halbgeschlossener Zentralvokal fr:Voyelle moyenne supérieure centrale non arrondie ko:중설 비원순 중고모음
