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Close Front Unrounded Vowel




The close front unrounded vowel is a type of Vowel sound, used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is i.


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  • 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 Front , which means the tongue is positioned as far forward 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.



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The vowel {Link without Title} is a very common vowel. It occurs Phonemically in almost all languages with three or more vowels, and phonetically it probably occurs in every language. For example: