Back vowel
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Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
represents a rounded vowel.
A back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. The back vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
- close back unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- close back rounded vowel Template:IPA
- close-mid back unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- close-mid back rounded vowel Template:IPA
- open-mid back unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- open-mid back rounded vowel Template:IPA
- open back unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- open back rounded vowel Template:IPA
See also: List of phonetics topicsfr:Voyelle postérieure he:תנועות אחוריות ja:後舌母音 ro:Vocală posterioară sv:Hårda vokaler