| Language
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Word
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IPA
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Meaning
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Notes
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| Afrikaans
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StandardTemplate:Sfnp |
Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'bed'
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Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. The height varies between close-mid Template:IPA and mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Afrikaans phonology
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| Arabic
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Standard
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Template:Lang/majrēhā
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Template:IPA
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See imalah
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| Azerbaijani
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Template:Lang
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[ɟeˈd͡ʒæ]
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'night'
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| Bengali
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ভেজা
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Template:IPA
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'wet'
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See Bengali phonology
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| Bavarian
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Amstetten dialect<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt, cited in Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>
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Template:Example needed
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| Breton
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eget<ref>Mikael Madeg, Traité de prononciation du breton du Nord-Ouest à l’usage des bretonnants, Emgleo Breiz, Brest, 2010</ref>
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[eˈɡet] |
'than'
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| CatalanTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'fold'
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See Catalan phonology
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| Chinese
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ShanghaineseTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang/kè
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Template:IPA
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'should'
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Near-front; realization of Template:IPA, which appears only in open syllables. Phonetically, it is nearly identical to Template:IPA (Template:IPAblink), which appears only in closed syllables.Template:Sfnp
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| Chuvash
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эрешмен/ereşmen
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[erɛʃ'mɛnʲ]
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'spider'
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| Danish
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StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'heel'
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Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. See Danish phonology
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| Dutch
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BelgianTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'strange'
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In the Netherlands often diphthongized to Template:IPA. See Dutch phonology
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| English
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AustralianTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'bed'
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See Australian English phonology
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| New ZealandTemplate:Sfnp |
The height varies from near-close in broad varieties to mid in the Cultivated variety.Template:Sfnp See New Zealand English phonology
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| General AmericanTemplate:Sfnp
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may
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Template:IPA
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'may'
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Most often a closing diphthong Template:IPA.Template:Sfnp
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| General IndianTemplate:Sfnp
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Realized closer to [j̚e].
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| General PakistaniTemplate:Sfnp
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Can be a diphthong Template:IPA instead, depending on speaker.
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| GeordieTemplate:Sfnp
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| ScottishTemplate:Sfnp
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| SingaporeanTemplate:Sfnp
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| Ulster<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Pronounced Template:IPA in Belfast.
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| Some Cardiff speakersTemplate:Sfnp
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square
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Template:IPA
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'square'
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More often open-mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
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| Scouse<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
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May (less commonly) be less open [ɪː] or more open [ɛː] instead<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
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| ScottishTemplate:Sfnp
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bit
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Template:IPA
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'bit'
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Near-front,Template:Sfnp may be Template:IPAblink (also Template:IPAblink) instead for other speakers.
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| CockneyTemplate:Sfnp
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bird
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Template:IPA
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'bird'
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Near-front; occasional realization of Template:IPA. It can be rounded Template:IPAblink or, more often, unrounded central Template:IPAblink instead.Template:Sfnp Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
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| EstonianTemplate:Sfnp |
Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'body'
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See Estonian phonology
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| FrenchTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'beauty'
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See French phonology
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| German
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StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:Audio-IPA
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'soul'
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See Standard German phonology
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| Many speakersTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'hunter'
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Outcome of the Template:IPA merger found universally in Northern Germany, Eastern Germany and Eastern Austria (often even in formal speech) and in some other regions.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
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| Southern accentsTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'bed'
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Common realization of Template:IPA in Southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
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| Swabian accentTemplate:Sfnp
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Contrasts with the open-mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
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| Greek
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SfakianTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Example needed
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Corresponds to mid Template:IPAblink in Modern Standard Greek.Template:Sfnp See Modern Greek phonology
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| HebrewTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang/ken
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Template:IPA
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'yes'
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Hebrew vowels are not shown in the script, see Niqqud and Modern Hebrew phonology
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| Hindustani
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Hindi
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Template:Lang/ke
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Template:IPA
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'of'
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See Hindustani phonology
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| Urdu
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Template:Lang/ke
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| HungarianTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'seven'
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Also described as mid Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp See Hungarian phonology
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| Italian
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StandardTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'stars'
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See Italian phonology
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| Khmer
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Template:Lang / Template:Transliteration
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Template:IPA
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'durian'
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See Khmer phonology
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| Korean
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Template:Lang / Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'echo'
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See Korean phonology
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| Limburgish
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Most dialectsTemplate:SfnpTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'dear'
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The example word is from the Maastrichtian dialect.
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| Lithuanian
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'father'
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'Tete' and 'tėtis' are more commonly used than 'tėtė.'
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| Malay
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kecil
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Template:IPA
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'small'
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Allophone of /i/ in closed-final syllables. May be [[[:Template:IPA link]]] or [e̞] depending on the speaker. See Malay phonology
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| Malayalam
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ചെവി/čevi
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[ȶ͡ɕeʋi]
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'ear'
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See Malayalam phonology
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| Marathi
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एक/ek
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[e:k]
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'one'
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See Marathi phonology
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| Norwegian
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'laugh'
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The example word is from Urban East Norwegian.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp See Norwegian phonology
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| MpadeTemplate:Sfnp |
Template:Lang |
Template:IPA |
'night' |
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| Persian
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سه/se
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[se]
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'three'
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| PolishTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:Audio-IPA
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'day'
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Allophone of Template:IPA between palatal or palatalized consonants. See Polish phonology
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| PortugueseTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'table'
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See Portuguese phonology
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| Romanian
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'to fill'
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See Romanian phonology
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| RussianTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang/šeja
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Template:Audio-IPA
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'neck'
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Close-mid Template:IPA before and between soft consonants, mid Template:IPA after soft consonants.Template:Sfnp See Russian phonology
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| Saterland FrisianTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'thin'
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Near-front; typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. Phonetically, it is nearly identical to Template:IPA (Template:IPAblink). The vowel typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA is actually near-close Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
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| SloveneTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'seven'
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See Slovene phonology
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| SothoTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'to tell'
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Contrasts close, near-close and close-mid front unrounded vowels.Template:Sfnp See Sotho phonology
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| Swedish
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Central StandardTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
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Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'see'
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Often diphthongized to Template:IPA (hear the word: Template:Audio-IPA). See Swedish phonology
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| Tahitian
|
Template:Lang
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Template:IPA
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'woman'
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| Tamil
|
செவி/čevi
|
[ȶ͡ɕeʋi]
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'ear'
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See Tamil phonology
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| Ukrainian
|
ефі́рний Template:Transliteration
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[eˈfirnɪj]
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'ethereal'
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See Ukrainian phonology
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| Welsh
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chwech
|
[χweːχ]
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'six'
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See Welsh phonology
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| YorubaTemplate:Sfnp |
Template:Example needed |
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