Near-close Near-front Rounded Vowel

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Near-close Near-front Rounded Vowel

The near-close near-front 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 Y. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter Y.

Swedish has a long near-close near-front Compressed vowel . See Close Front Compressed Vowel .

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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 when it is spoken.

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Dutch : ''hut'' , 'cabin' (lowered compared to other languages)

Faroese : ''krúss'' , 'mug'

Hungarian : ''üt'' , 'hit'

Icelandic : ''vinur'' , 'friend'

Swedish : ''ylle'' , 'wool'