Open-mid central unrounded vowel

The open-mid central unrounded vowel, or low-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 Template:Angbr IPA (formerly Template:Angbr IPA). The IPA symbol is not the digit Template:Angbr or the Cyrillic small letter Ze (з). The symbol is instead a reversed Latinized variant of the lowercase epsilon, ɛ. The value was specified only in 1993; until then, Template:Angbr IPA was an alternative symbol for the mid central unrounded vowel .

The Template:Angbr IPA letter may be used with a raising diacritic Template:Angbr IPA, to denote the mid central unrounded vowel. It may also be used with a lowering diacritic Template:Angbr IPA, to denote the near-open central unrounded vowel.

Conversely, Template:Angbr IPA, the symbol for the mid central vowel may be used with a lowering diacritic Template:Angbr IPA to denote the open-mid central unrounded vowel, although that is more specifically written with an additional unrounding diacritic Template:Angbr IPA to explicitly denote the lack of rounding (the canonical value of IPA Template:Angbr IPA is undefined for rounding).

Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Afrikaans	StandardTemplate:Sfnp			'light'	Also described as mid Template:IPAblink,Template:Sfnp typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. See Afrikaans phonology
Cotabato ManoboTemplate:Sfnp				'child'	Allophone of before glottal consonants; may be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
DutchTemplate:Sfnp				'funny'	Possible realization of .Template:Sfnp See Dutch phonology
Emilian	Bolognese			'to put'
English	OhioTemplate:Sfnp	bud		'bud'	One realization of the vowel transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA in American English, typical of Midland or Southern American English. It is not a standard pronunciation throughout the whole country.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
	Most Texas speakersTemplate:Sfnp
	Northern WalesTemplate:Sfnp				Some speakers.Template:Sfnp Corresponds to Template:IPAslink in other Welsh dialects.Template:Sfnp
	ScottishTemplate:Sfnp				Somewhat retracted; may be more back Template:IPAslink instead.
German	Chemnitz dialectTemplate:Sfnp			'[I] pass'	Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
	Many speakersTemplate:Sfnp			'fantastic'	Common alternative to the diphthong .Template:Sfnp See Standard German phonology
HausaTemplate:Sfnp		Template:Example needed			Possible allophone of , which can be as close as Template:IPAblink and as open as Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
JeberoTemplate:Sfnp				'indigenous person'	Allophone of in closed syllables.Template:Sfnp
KaingangTemplate:Sfnp				'mark'	Varies between central and back Template:IPAblink.Template:Sfnp
Kalagan KaaganTemplate:Sfnp				'tall'	Allophone of ; may be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
KallahanTemplate:Sfnp		Template:Example needed
Ladin	Gherdëina			Urtijëi	When stressed usually spelled with the letter ë.
Neapolitan	Central Basilicatan varieties (Appennine Area)		[pəˈsɜrə] or [pəˈsɜ̃rə]	'to weigh'	Nasalization [ɜ̃] occurs in dialects such as Accetturese.
PaicîTemplate:Sfnp				'they' (prefix)	May be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
Romanian	StandardTemplate:Sfnp			'apple'	Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA. See Romanian phonology
	Transylvanian varieties of RomanianTemplate:Sfnp			'such'	Corresponds to Template:IPAblink in standard Romanian. See Romanian phonology
Sama	SibutuTemplate:Sfnp			'roof'	Allophone of ; may be transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
SindhiTemplate:Sfnp				'funeral'	Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.
TemneTemplate:Sfnp				'brew'	Typically transcribed in IPA with Template:Angbr IPA.Template:Sfnp
Yiddish	StandardTemplate:Sfnp			'similar'	Unstressed vowel.Template:Sfnp See Yiddish phonology

See also

• R-colored vowel, a related phoneme in rhotic dialects of English

External links

• Template:Phoible