The 'open-mid front 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 E.

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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 front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.

★ Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Albanian		''tr'e'''		'three'
Cantonese		石/?		'rock'	See Standard Cantonese
Catalan		''caf'è'''		'coffee'	See Catalan phonology
Dutch		''b'e'd''		'bed'	See Dutch phonology
English	GA	''b'e'd''		'bed'	See English phonology
	NZE	''f'a't''	align="center"	align="center" | 'fat'
Faroese		'''e'lska''		'love'
French		''b'ê'te''		'animal'	Phonemically contrasts with nasalized form (). See French phonology
German		''B'e'tt''		'bed'	See German phonology
Hungarian		''n'e'm''		'no'	See Hungarian phonology
Icelandic		'''é'g''		'I'
Italian		''s'e'tte''		'seven; sects'	See Italian phonology
Kabardian		I'э'		'to tell'
Norwegian		''n'e'tt''		'net'	See Norwegian phonology
Polish		''l'e'k''		'medicine'	See Polish phonology
Portuguese		''caf'é'''		'coffee'	See Portuguese phonology
Russian		'э'то		'this'	See Russian phonology
Scottish Gaelic		'''ai'g''		'at'
Seri		''m'e'''		'you'
Swedish		'''ä't''		'eat' (imperative)	See Swedish phonology
Vietnamese		''t'é'''		'to fall'
Yoruba		'''ẹ's'ẹ̀'''		'leg/foot'

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