Front vowel


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front central back
close i}} • y}} ɨ}} • ʉ}} ɯ}} • u}}
near-close ɪ}} • ʏ}} ʊ}}
close-mid e}} • ø}} ɘ}} • ɵ}} ɤ}} • o}}
mid ə}}
open-mid ɛ}} • œ}} ɜ}} • ɞ}} ʌ}} • ɔ}}
near-open æ}} ɐ}}
open a}} • ɶ}} ɑ}} • ɒ}}
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A front vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a front vowel is that the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. The front vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are: In some languages, the open front vowels do not pattern or group with the other front vowels in their phonologies. Category:Phonetics

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