OPEN-MID CENTRAL UNROUNDED VOWEL

The 'open-mid central unrounded vowel' is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 3. Note that the IPA symbol is not the number "3", but a reversed epsilon.

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Features

Occurrence

Features

★ Its vowel height is open-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between an open 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 unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
English	RP and AuE	''f'u'r''		'fur'	May be rounded. See Australian English phonology
	GA			'fur'	In rhotic dialects, only occurs in a rhotacized form in stressed syllables. See English phonology
Paicĩ				'remainder'