near-close near-back rounded vowel

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X-SAMPA	align="center"\|`U`
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The near-close near-back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is U. The IPA symbol is a small letter upsilon. Features of this vowel:

Its vowel height is near-open, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
Its vowel backness is near-back, which means the tongue is positioned as in a back vowel, but slightly further forward in the mouth.
Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

Occurs in:

English book
Persian example
German "weak" /u/ phoneme

Notes

1. Prior to 1989, the IPA symbol was ("closed omega"); this symbol is now obsolete.

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