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Close-mid central rounded 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	323
IPA – text	ɵ
IPA – image
Entity	ɵ
X-SAMPA	`8`
Kirshenbaum	`@.<umd>`

1 Close-mid central rounded vowel
- 1.1 Features
- 1.2 Occurs in
2 Mid central rounded vowel
- 2.1 Occurs in

[edit] Close-mid central rounded vowel

The close-mid central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɵ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 8. The symbol ɵ is a lowercase barred letter o, and should not be confused with the Greek letter theta (θ), which in IPA corresponds to a consonant sound, the voiceless dental fricative.

[edit] Features

Features of this vowel:

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 rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

[edit] Occurs in

Toda: [pɵːr̘], "name"
Cantonese: heoi3 [hɵy] (Jyutping), "to go"

[edit] Mid central rounded vowel

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It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Mid central unrounded vowel. (Discuss)

Languages may have a mid central rounded vowel (a rounded [ə]), distinct from both the close-mid and open-mid vowels. However, since no language is known to distinguish all three, there is no separate IPA symbol for the mid vowel, and [ɵ] is generally used. If precision is desired, the lowering diacritic can be used: [ɵ̞].