Open front rounded vowel
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The (near-)open front rounded vowel, or (near-)low front rounded vowel,<ref>Template:Vowel terminology</ref> is a type of vowel sound that has not been confirmed to be phonemic in any spoken language.Template:Citation needed The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is Template:Angbr IPA, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is &. The letter Template:Angbr IPA is the small caps rendition of Template:Angbr. Template:Angbr IPA, the lowercase version of the ligature, is used for the open-mid front rounded vowel.
While the IPA chart lists it as a fully open vowel, the rounded equivalent of {{#invoke:IPA|main}}, Ladefoged<ref>Template:SOWL</ref> characterizes it as near-open, the rounded equivalent of {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.
A phoneme generally transcribed by this symbol is reported from the Bavarian dialect of Amstetten. However, it is phonetically open-mid, Template:IPAblink.<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt, cited in Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>
It occurs allophonically in Weert Limburgish<ref name="hg">Template:Harvcoltxt</ref> as well as in some speakers of Danish<ref name="bas46">Template:Harvcoltxt</ref> and Swedish.<ref name="Riad38">Template:Harvcoltxt</ref> Certain transcriptions of Danish use Template:Angbr IPA to denote an open-mid front rounded vowel Template:IPAblink.<ref name="bas46"/>
In Maastrichtian Limburgish, the vowel transcribed with Template:Angbr IPA in the Mestreechter Taol dictionary is phonetically near-open central Template:IPAblink. It is a phonological open-mid front rounded vowel, the long counterpart of {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref>
Template:Harvcoltxt reports that {{#invoke:IPA|main}} in Stockholm Swedish is sometimes difficult to distinguish from Template:IPAblink, which is the main realization of the {{#invoke:IPA|main}} phoneme, a sign that both vowels are phonetically very close.<ref name="Riad38"/>
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Template:Open vowel Template:Front vowel Template:Rounded vowel
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| Danish | Some speakers<ref name="bas46"/> | lang}} | main}} | 'green' | Near-open;<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref> allophone of {{#invoke:IPA|main}} between {{#invoke:IPA|main}} and {{#invoke:IPA|main}} as well as an allophone of {{#invoke:IPA|main}} between {{#invoke:IPA|main}} and a nasal.<ref>Template:Harvcoltxt</ref> Other speakers pronounce it the same as Template:IPAblink.<ref name="bas46"/> See Danish phonology |
| Limburgish | Weert dialect<ref name="hg"/> | lang}} | main}} | 'shower' | main}} before {{#invoke:IPA|main}}.<ref name="hg"/> See Weert dialect phonology |
| Swedish | Stockholm<ref name="Riad38"/> | lang}} | main}} | 'ear' | Pre-{{#invoke:IPA|main}} allophone of {{#invoke:IPA|main}} (sometimes also {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) for younger speakers.<ref name="Riad38"/> Open-mid {{#invoke:IPA|main}} for other speakers.<ref name="Riad38"/> See Swedish phonology |
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