Near-open central vowel

IPA – number	324
IPA – text	ɐ
IPA – image	Image:Xsampa-6.png
entity	ɐ
X-SAMPA	6
Kirshenbaum	&"
Sound sample (help·info)

The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɐ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 6. The IPA symbol is a turned printed letter 'a'.

Features

• Its vowel height is near-open, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to an open vowel, but slightly more constricted.
• Its vowel backness is central, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.

Occurs in

• English: RP and western American English cut [kɐt];
  (In RP, <ʌ> is frequently used for [ɐ]. The pronunciation varies with dialect and in others may be closer to RP's earlier form [ʌ].)
• German: der [deːɐ] This usage is called the "reduced r" in German Pronunciation for Speakers of American English
• Polish: Anna [ɐn.nɐ], 'Ann'

The vowel traditionally written [ɐ] in European Portuguese is actually a mid central unrounded vowel.

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