Central vowel
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Template:CSS IPA vowel chart
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
represents a rounded vowel.
A central vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a central vowel is that the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel. The central vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
- close central unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- close central rounded vowel Template:IPA
- close-mid central unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- close-mid central rounded vowel Template:IPA
- mid central vowel Template:IPA
- open-mid central unrounded vowel Template:IPA
- open-mid central rounded vowel Template:IPA
- near-open central vowel Template:IPA
Occasionally the ad hoc symbols ᵻ, ᵿ (ɪ, ʊ) for near-close central vowels will be seen.fr:Voyelle centrale
he:תנועות מרכזיות
ja:中舌母音
ro:Vocală centrală