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Open-mid central unrounded vowel
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThe 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 ɜ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 3. Note that the IPA symbol is not the number "3", but a reversed epsilon.
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 | GA | fur | [fɝ] | 'fur' | In rhotic dialects, [ɜ] only occurs in a rhotacized form in stressed syllables. |
| Paicĩ | 'remainder' | ||||
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