The mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. There is no dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents the exact mid back unrounded vowel between close-mid and open-mid , because no language is known to distinguish all three, but is normally used. If more precision is desired, diacritics can be used, such as or .
Some of the vowels listed in the table below may phonetically be more front than typical back vowels, as near-back vowels. If precision is required, this may instead be called a mid near-back unrounded vowel.
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Occurrence Language Word IPA Meaning Notes Bulgarian 'path' Typically transcribed in IPA with in broad transcriptions. See Bulgarian phonology Chinese Shanghainese 'ditch' Tends to be diphthongized to by younger speakers. English Cardiff plus 'plus' May be , , or instead. It corresponds to in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with . Norfolk Corresponds to in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with . See English phonology Philadelphia May be either open-mid or a lowered and unrounded () instead. It corresponds to in other dialects. Typically transcribed in IPA with . See English phonology Gayo 'tiger' One of the possible allophones of . German Chemnitz dialect 'umbrella' Pharyngealized; may be an opening diphthong instead. Ibibio 'enter' Typically transcribed in IPA with . Vietnamese Hanoi 'sheet' Realization of (also transcribed in IPA with ) according to . See Vietnamese phonology
See also Index of phonetics articles
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