Near-close near-front unrounded vowel

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Vowels

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Front

N.-front

Central

N.-back

Back

Close

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i • y

ɨ • ʉ

ɯ • u

ɪ • ʏ

• ʊ

e • ø

ɘ • ɵ

ɤ • o

ɛ • œ

ɜ • ɞ

ʌ • ɔ

a • ɶ

ɑ • ɒ

Near-close

Close-mid

Mid

Open-mid

Near-open

Open

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.

Sound sample (help·info)
IPA – number	319
IPA – text	ɪ
IPA – image	Image:Xsampa-I2.png
entity	ɪ
X-SAMPA	`I`
Kirshenbaum	`I`

The near-close near-front 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 ɪ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is I. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter I.

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Features

Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
Its vowel backness is near-front, which means the tongue is positioned as in a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.
Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.

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