Near-open Central Vowel

The near-open central 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 6. The IPA symbol is a turned printed letter 'a'.

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Its Vowel Height is Near-open , which means the tongue is positioned similarly to an Open Vowel , but slightly more constricted.

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

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and western American English ''cut'' ;
(In RP, is frequently used for . The pronunciation varies with dialect and in others may be closer to RP's earlier form .)

German : ''der'' This usage is called the "reduced r" in German Pronunciation for Speakers of American English

Brazilian is actually a Mid Central Unrounded Vowel .

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