Close back unrounded vowel
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Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
represents a rounded vowel.
IPA – number | 316 |
IPA – text | ɯ |
IPA – image | |
Entity | ɯ |
X-SAMPA | M |
Kirshenbaum | u- |
Sound sample |
The close back 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 ɯ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is M. The IPA symbol is a turned letter m, although given its relation to the sound represented by the letter u, it can be considered a u with an extra "bowl". The sound is sometimes referred to as "unrounded u".
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[edit] Features
- Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
- Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back 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 spread.
[edit] Occurrence
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Alekano | hanuva | [hɑnɯβɑ] | 'nothing' | ||
Azeri | qırx | [ɡɯrx] | 'forty' | ||
Crimean Tatar | canım | [dʒanɯm] | 'please' | ||
Korean[1] | 금 (金) / geum | [kɯm] | 'gold' | See Korean phonology | |
Scottish Gaelic | caol | [kɯːl] | 'strait' | ||
Turkish | ılık | [ɯˈɫɯk] | 'mild' | See Turkish phonology | |
Vietnamese | tư | [tɯ̄] | 'fourth' | See Vietnamese phonology |
[edit] Close back compressed vowel
The close back compressed vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. There is no symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound.
[edit] Features
- Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
- Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
- Its vowel roundedness is compressed, which means the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but do not protrude.
[edit] Occurrence
As there is no official diacritic for compression in the IPA, the old diacritic for labialization, [ ̫], will be used here as an ad hoc symbol.
Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes | |
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Japanese | 空気/kuuki | [kɯ̫ːki] | 'air' | See Japanese phonology | |
Swedish | oro | [ɯ̫̀β̞rɯ̫β̞] | 'unease' | Contrasts with a close central and close front compressed vowel. See Swedish phonology |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Bibliography
- Lee, Hyun Bok (1999), "Korean", Handbook of the International Phonetic Association:A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet, Cambridge University Press, 120-123, ISBN 0-521-63751-1