NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of vowels

In phonetics, vowel height refers to the position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth in a vowel sound. ... A close vowel is a type of vowel sound used in many spoken languages. ... -1... A close-mid vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... A mid vowel is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... The open-mid vowels make a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages. ... A near-open vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... An open vowel is a vowel sound of a type used in most spoken languages. ...

Vowel backness

front vowel
near-front vowel
central vowel
near-back vowel
back vowel
central back vowel

In phonetics, vowel backness is the position of the tongue relative to the back of the mouth in a vowel sound. ... A front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... A near-front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... A central vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... A near-back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ... A back vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. ...

Vowels with International Phonetic Alphabet symbols (IPA)

close front unrounded vowel [i]
close front rounded vowel [y]
close central unrounded vowel [ɨ]
close central rounded vowel [ʉ]
close back unrounded vowel [ɯ]
close back rounded vowel [u]
near-close near-front unrounded vowel [ɪ]
near-close near-front rounded vowel [ʏ]
near-close near-back rounded vowel [ʊ]
close-mid front unrounded vowel [e]
close-mid front rounded vowel [ø]
close-mid central unrounded vowel [ɘ]
close-mid central rounded vowel [ɵ]
close-mid back unrounded vowel [ɤ]
close-mid back rounded vowel [o]
mid central vowel [ə]
open-mid front unrounded vowel [ɛ]
open-mid front rounded vowel [œ]
open-mid central unrounded vowel [ɜ]
open-mid central rounded vowel [ɞ]
open-mid back unrounded vowel [ʌ]
open-mid back rounded vowel [ɔ]
near-open front unrounded vowel [æ]
near-open central vowel [ɐ]
open front unrounded vowel [a]
open front rounded vowel [ɶ]
open back unrounded vowel [ɑ]
open back rounded vowel [ɒ]

class="preview" id="pv20"> Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet is a phonetic alphabet used by linguists to accurately and uniquely represent each of the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) the human vocal apparatus can produce. ... The close front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The near-close near-front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The near-close near-front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The near-close near-back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close-mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close-mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close-mid central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close-mid central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close-mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The close-mid back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... In linguistics and phonology, schwa is the neutral, mid central unrounded vowel sound, exactly in the middle of the International Phonetic Alphabet vowel chart. ... The open-mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open-mid front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open-mid central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open-mid central rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open-mid back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open-mid back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The near-open front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open central unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open back unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ... The open back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. ...

Categories: Vowel This table lists all the vowels of the International Phonetic Alphabet. ... A acoustic phonetics affricate airstream mechanism allophone alveolar approximant alveolar consonant alveolar ejective fricative alveolar ejective alveolar flap alveolar nasal alveolar ridge alveolar trill alveolo-palatal consonant apical consonant approximant consonant articulatory phonetics aspiration auditory phonetics B back vowel bilabial click bilabial consonant bilabial ejective bilabial nasal bilabial trill breathy...

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Vowel backness

Vowels with International Phonetic Alphabet symbols (IPA)

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Vowel height