Near-open central vowel: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The near-open central vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɐ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 6.

IPA - Unicode	ɐ
IPA - image
X-SAMPA	6
Kirshenbaum	&"
Sound sample

Features of this vowel:

• Its vowel height is near-open, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to an open vowel, but slightly more constricted.
• Its vowel backness is central, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.

Languages:

• German besser \bEs6\
• New England English winter \wInt6\
• European Portuguese amo \6mO\