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The close back unrounded vowel is a type of Vowel sound, used in some Spoken Language s. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is M. The IPA symbol is a turned letter ''m'', although given its relation to the sound represented by the letter ''u'', it can be considered a ''u'' with an extra "bowl". The sound is sometimes referred to as "unrounded ''u''".


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  • Its Vowel Height is Close , which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a Consonant .

  • Its Vowel Backness is Back , which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a Consonant .

  • Its Vowel Roundedness is Unrounded , which means that the lips are spread.



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This symbol is often used to transcribe the Japanese . However, that vowel is actually a Close Back Compressed Vowel , which has no IPA symbol of its own.