Open-mid central unrounded vowel

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The open-mid central unrounded vowel, or low-mid central unrounded vowel,<ref>Template:Vowel terminology</ref> is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Template:Angbr IPA (formerly Template:Angbr IPA). The IPA symbol is not the digit Template:Angbr or the Cyrillic small letter Ze (з). The symbol is instead a reversed Latinized variant of the lowercase epsilon, ɛ. The value was specified only in 1993; until then, Template:Angbr IPA was an alternative symbol for the mid central unrounded vowel Template:IPA.

The Template:Angbr IPA letter may be used with a raising diacritic Template:Angbr IPA, to denote the mid central unrounded vowel. It may also be used with a lowering diacritic Template:Angbr IPA, to denote the near-open central unrounded vowel.

Conversely, Template:Angbr IPA, the symbol for the mid central vowel may be used with a lowering diacritic Template:Angbr IPA to denote the open-mid central unrounded vowel, although that is more specifically written with an additional unrounding diacritic Template:Angbr IPA to explicitly denote the lack of rounding (the canonical value of IPA Template:Angbr IPA is undefined for rounding).

Features

Template:Open-mid vowel Template:Central vowel Template:Unrounded vowel

Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Afrikaans StandardTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'light' Also described as mid Template:IPAblink,Template:Sfnp typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. See Afrikaans phonology
Cotabato ManoboTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA 'child' Allophone of Template:IPA before glottal consonants; may be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
DutchTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'funny' Possible realization of Template:IPA.Template:Sfnp See Dutch phonology
Emilian Bolognese Template:Lang Template:IPA 'to put' Template:Citation needed
English American bird Template:IPA 'bird' Often rhotic.
OhioTemplate:Sfnp bud 'bud' One realization of the vowel transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA in American English, typical of Midland or Southern American English. It is not a standard pronunciation throughout the whole country.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Most Texas speakersTemplate:Sfnp
Northern WalesTemplate:Sfnp Some speakers.Template:Sfnp Corresponds to Template:IPAslink in other Welsh dialects.Template:Sfnp
ScottishTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA Somewhat retracted; may be more back Template:IPAslink instead.
German Chemnitz dialectTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA '[I] pass' Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
Many speakersTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'fantastic' Common alternative to the diphthong Template:IPA.Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
HausaTemplate:Sfnp Template:Example needed Possible allophone of Template:IPA, which can be as close as Template:IPAblink and as open as Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
JeberoTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA 'indigenous person' Allophone of Template:IPA in closed syllables.Template:Sfnp
KaingangTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA 'mark' Varies between central Template:IPA and back Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
Kalagan KaaganTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA 'tall' Allophone of Template:IPA; may be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
KallahanTemplate:Sfnp Template:Example needed
Ladin Gherdëina Template:Lang Template:IPA Urtijëi When stressed usually spelled with the letter ë.
Neapolitan Central Basilicatan varieties (Appennine Area) Template:Lang Template:IPA or Template:IPA 'to weigh' Nasalization Template:IPA occurs in dialects such as Accetturese.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
PaicîTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'they' (prefix) May be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
Romanian StandardTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'apple' Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. See Romanian phonology
Transylvanian varieties of RomanianTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'such' Corresponds to Template:IPAblink in standard Romanian. See Romanian phonology
Sama SibutuTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA 'roof' Allophone of Template:IPA; may be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
SindhiTemplate:Sfnp Template:IPA 'funeral' Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
TemneTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'brew' Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
Yiddish StandardTemplate:Sfnp Template:Lang Template:IPA 'similar' Unstressed vowel.Template:Sfnp See Yiddish phonology

See also

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