High Central Rounded Vowel

The close central rounded 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 }.
The IPA symbol is the letter ''u'' with a horizontal bar. Both the symbol and the sound are commonly referred to as "barred-u". On MediaWiki software the symbol can be made by ''u.''

There is also a Close Central Compressed Vowel which contrasts with both the rounded and unrounded close central vowels.

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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 Central , which means the tongue is positioned halfway between a Front Vowel and a Back Vowel .

Its Vowel Roundedness is Rounded , which means that the lips are rounded and protrude, and the inner surfaces are exposed.

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and NZE ) ''boot''

Finland-Swedish : ''ut'' "out"

Irish : ''úllaí'' "apples"

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