near-close near-front rounded vowel

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X-SAMPA	align="center"\|`Y`
Kirshenbaum	align="center"\|`I.`

The near-close near-front 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 Y. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter Y. Features of this vowel:

Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
Its vowel backness is near-front, which means the tongue is positioned as in a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.

* Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

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