central vowel
A central vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a central vowel is that the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel. The central vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
 close central unrounded vowel
close central rounded vowel
close-mid central unrounded vowel
close-mid central rounded vowel
mid central vowel
open-mid central unrounded vowel
open-mid central rounded vowel
near-open central vowel
open central unrounded vowel (unofficial but most frequent usage)
Occasionally, the ad hoc symbols for near-close central vowels will be seen.
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