Close-mid front rounded vowel
The close-mid front rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is 2. The symbol is a lowercase letter o with a diagonal stroke through it, derived from the Danish, Faroese, and Norwegian alphabets, which also use this symbol to represent this sound. Features of this vowel: Its vowel height is close-mid, which means the tongue is positioned halfway between close vowel and a mid vowel. Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded. Occurs in: French peu 'few' German schön 'beautiful'
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