Near-close Near-front Unrounded Vowel

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

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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 Unrounded , which means that the lips are not rounded.

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Dutch : ''ik'' , 'I' (mid-centralized compared to other languages)

, GA and AuE ) ''bit''

German : ''bitte'' , 'please'

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Near-close Near-front Unrounded Vowel