Close-mid vowel

A close-mid vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a close-mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned halfway between close vowel and a mid vowel. The close-mid vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

• close-mid front unrounded vowel []
• close-mid front rounded vowel []
• close-mid central unrounded vowel []
• close-mid central rounded vowel []
• close-mid back unrounded vowel []
• close-mid back rounded vowel []