Editing Close back unrounded vowel (section)

==Occurrence==
{| class="wikitable" style="clear: both;"
! colspan="2"|Language !! Word !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]!! Meaning !! Notes
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| colspan="2" | [[Acehnese language|Acehnese]]<ref>{{cite journal |last=Durie |first=Mark |title=Proto-Chamic and Acehnese Mid Vowels: Towards Proto-Aceh-Chamic |url=http://www.acehinstitute.org/Durie_1990.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714044202/http://www.acehinstitute.org/Durie_1990.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-14 |pages=100–111 |journal=Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |volume=LII, Part 1 |year=1990|doi=10.1017/S0041977X00021297 |s2cid=162224060 }}</ref> || {{lang|ace|[[Acehnese language#Writing system|'''eu''']]}} || {{IPA|[ɯ]}} || 'see' || Also described as closer to {{IPAblink|ɨ}}.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Asyik |first=Abdul Gani |journal=[[Mon-Khmer Studies]] |volume=XI |pages=1–33 |url=http://www.lc.mahidol.ac.th/Documents/Publication/MKS/11/abdul1982agreement.pdf |title=The Agreement System in Acehnese |access-date=2012-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730145345/http://www.lc.mahidol.ac.th/Documents/Publication/MKS/11/abdul1982agreement.pdf |archive-date=2009-07-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://roa.rutgers.edu/files/594-0403/594-0403-AL-HARBI-0-0.PDF |title=Acehnese Coda Condition: An Optimality-Theoretic Account |journal=Umm Al-Qura University Journal of Educational and Social Sciences and Humanities |first=Awwad Ahmad Al-Ahmadi |last=Al-Harbi |volume=15 |issue=1 |date=January 2003 |pages=9–28}}</ref>
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| colspan="2" |[[Pará Arára language|Arara]]{{sfnp|Alves|2013|p=269}}
|îput
|{{IPA|[ɯput̚]}}
|'my skin'
|Frequent realisation of {{IPA|/ɨ/}}.{{sfnp|Alves|2013|p=269}}
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Arbëresh]]ë 
|Arb'''ë'''reshë
|{{IPA|[ɑɾbɯɾeʃ]}}
|'Arbëreshë'
|{{IPA|/ə/}} in standard [[Albanian language|Albanian]].
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] || {{lang|az|[[Azerbaijani alphabet|bahal'''ı''']]}} / {{lang|az-Arab|باهال'''یٛ'''}} ||{{IPA|[bɑhɑˈɫɯ]}} || 'expensive' || Closer to an [ɘ]{{sfn|Ghaffarvand-Mokari|Werner|2016|p=514}}
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| colspan="2" | [[Bashkir language|Bashkir]] || {{lang|ba-Cyrl|[[Cyrillic script|ҡ'''ы'''ҙ]]}} / {{lang|ba-Arab|ق'''ىُ'''ث}} / {{Lang|ba-Latn|q'''ı'''đ}}||{{IPA|[qɯð]}} || 'girl' ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Chinese language|Chinese]] || [[Standard Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]] || {{lang|cmn-Hant|[[Chinese characters|刺]]}} / cì ||{{IPA|[t͡sʰɯ˥˩]}} || 'thorn' ||
|- 
| Wuhan dialect, Southwestern Mandarin || {{lang|cmn-Hant|[[Chinese characters|去]]}} / keu ||{{IPA|[kʰɯ]}} || 'to go' ||
|-
| Some [[Wu Chinese|Wu]] dialects || {{lang|wuu-Hani|[[Chinese characters|父]]}} / vu ||{{IPA|[vɯ]}} || 'father' ||
|-
| [[Xiang Chinese|Xiang]] || {{lang|hsn-Hani|[[Chinese characters|火]]}} / xu ||{{IPA|[xɯ]}} || 'fire' || 
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Chuvash language|Chuvash]]
|[[Cyrillic script|'''ы'''хра/ıxra]]
|[ɯɣra]
|'garlic' 
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Crimean Tatar language|Crimean Tatar]] || {{lang|crh|[[Crimean Tatar alphabet|джан'''ы'''м/canım]]}} || {{IPA|[dʒanɯm]}} || 'my dear' || 
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| rowspan="6" | [[English language|English]] || [[African-American English|African-American]]{{sfnp|Wells|1982|p=557}} || rowspan="2" | ''[[English orthography|h'''oo'''k]]'' || rowspan="2" | {{IPA|[hɯ̞k]}} || rowspan="2" | 'hook' || Near-close; possible realization of {{IPAslink|ʊ}}.{{sfnp|Wells|1982|p=557}}
|-
| [[Tidewater accent|Tidewater]]{{sfnp|Wells|1982|p=536}} || Near-close; may be rounded {{IPAblink|ʊ}} instead.{{sfnp|Wells|1982|p=536}}
|-
| Some [[California English|California]] speakers{{sfnp|Ladefoged|1999|pp=42–43}} || [[English orthography|g'''oo'''se]] || {{IPA|[ɡɯˑs]}} || 'goose' || Corresponds to {{IPAblink|uː}} in other dialects.
|-
| [[New Zealand English|New Zealand]]<ref name="victoriauniv">{{cite report |title=NZE Phonology |page=3|publisher=Victoria University of Wellington |url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/research/our-research-areas/new-zealand-english/publications/NZE_PhonologyPW.pdf |last=Warren |first=Paul |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124222357/https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/research/our-research-areas/new-zealand-english/publications/NZE_PhonologyPW.pdf |archive-date=2024-01-24}}</ref>{{sfnp|Bauer|Warren|2004|p=585}} || ''[[English orthography|treac'''le''']]'' || {{IPA|[ˈtɹ̝̊iːkɯ]}} || 'treacle' || Possible realization of the unstressed vowel {{IPA|/ɯ/}}, which is variable in rounding and ranges from central to (more often) back and close to close-mid.<ref name="victoriauniv"/>{{sfnp|Bauer|Warren|2004|p=585}} Corresponds to {{IPA|/əl/}} in other accents. Develops from [[dark L]]; See [[New Zealand English phonology]]
|-
| Some [[Philadelphia English|Philadelphia]] speakers{{sfnp|Gordon|2004|p=290}} || [[English alphabet|''pl'''u'''s'']] || {{IPA|[pɫ̥ɯs]}} || 'plus' || Used by some speakers; the exact height and backness is variable.{{sfnp|Gordon|2004|p=290}} It corresponds to {{IPAblink|ʌ}} in other accents. See [[English phonology]]
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| [[South African English|South African]]{{sfnp|Bowerman|2004|p=936}} || ''[[English orthography|p'''i'''ll]]'' || {{IPA|[pʰɯ̞ɫ]}} || 'pill' || Near-close; possible allophone of {{IPA|/ɪ/}} before the velarised allophone of {{IPA|/l/}}.{{sfnp|Bowerman|2004|p=936}} See [[South African English phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Estonian language|Estonian]]{{sfnp|Asu|Teras|2009|p=369}} || {{lang|et|[[Estonian alphabet|k'''õ'''rv]]}} || {{IPA|[kɯrv]}} || 'ear' || Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ɤ}}; can be close-mid central {{IPAblink|ɘ}} or close-mid back {{IPAblink|ɤ}} instead, depending on the speaker.{{sfnp|Asu|Teras|2009|p=369}} See [[Estonian phonology]]
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| [[Irish language|Irish]] || [[Ulster Irish|Ulster]] || {{lang|ga|[[Irish orthography|c'''ao'''l]]}} || {{IPA|[kʰɯːl̪ˠ]}} || 'narrow' || See [[Irish phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Japanese language|Japanese]]{{sfnp|Labrune|2012|p=25}} || {{lang|ja|[[Japanese orthography|空気]]}} / {{Transliteration|ja|[[Romanization of Japanese|k'''ū'''ki]]}} || {{Audio-IPA|ja-kuuki.ogg|[kɯːki]|help=no}} || 'air' || May be compressed {{IPAblink|ɯᵝ}}.{{sfnp|Okada|1999|p=118}} See [[Japanese phonology]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Katukina]]{{sfnp|dos Anjos|2012|p=129}}
|
|{{IPA|[babɯˈdʒɯ]}}
|'[[oscar (fish)]]'
|
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
|{{lang|kk|[[Kazakh alphabets#Cyrillic script|қ'''ы'''с/qys]]}}/{{lang|kk-Arab|ق'''ى'''س}}
| {{IPA|[qɯs]}}
| 'winter'
| May be pronounced as {{IPA|kk|qəs|}}
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Korean language|Korean]]{{sfnp|Lee|1999|p=122}} || {{lang|ko|[[Hangul|음식]]}} {{nowrap|{{lang|ko-Hani|[[Hanja|飮食]]}}}} / {{lang|ko-Latn|[[Revised Romanization of Korean|'''eu'''msik]]}} || {{IPA|[ɯːmɕ͈ik̚]}}|| 'food' || See [[Korean phonology]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]]
|[[Kurmanji|Kurmanji (Northern)]]
|{{lang|ku|[[Kurmanji alphabet|t'''i'''rş]]}}
| rowspan="2" |{{IPA|[tˤɯɾʃ]}}
| rowspan="2" |'sour'
| rowspan="2" |See [[Kurdish phonology]]. The "i" after "t" always uses this sound if the "t" is "tˤ". However, it can also appear at other places.
|-
|[[Central Kurdish|Sorani (Central)]]
| rowspan="1" |{{Lang|ku-Arab|[[Kurdish orthography|ترش]]}} / tirş
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]] || {{lang|ky|[[Kyrgyz alphabet|к'''ы'''з]]}} / qyz / ق'''ى'''ز ||{{IPA|[qɯz]}} || 'girl' || See [[Kyrgyz phonology]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Panará language|Panará]]{{Sfnp|Vasconcelos|2013|p=182}}
|
|{{IPA|[tɯˈsəʰ]}}
|'to breathe'
|
|-
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] || [[European Portuguese|European]]{{sfnp|Cruz-Ferreira|1995|p=91}} || {{lang|pt|[[Portuguese orthography|p'''e'''gar]]}} || {{Audio-IPA|Pegar_european_pt.wav|[pɯ̞ˈɣäɾ]}} || 'to grab' || Reduced vowel. Near-close.{{sfnp|Cruz-Ferreira|1995|p=91}} Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ɨ}}. See [[Portuguese phonology]]
|-
| [[Romanian language|Romanian]] || Some speakers || {{lang|ro|[[Romanian orthography|c'''â'''nd]]}} || {{IPA|[kɯnd]}} || 'when' || Typically described as /ɨ/. See [[Romanian phonology]]
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Scottish Gaelic]] || {{lang|gd|[[Scottish Gaelic alphabet|c'''ao'''l]]}} || {{IPA|[kʰɯːl̪ˠ]}} || 'thin' || See [[Scottish Gaelic phonology]]
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Sop language|Sop]] || {{lang|urw|[[Sop language|d'''ü'''m]]}} || {{IPA|[dɯm]}} || 'tree' || See [[Sop language]]
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|{{Lang|ta|[[Tamil script|அழகு]]}} / aḻagu
|[əɻəgɯ]
|'beauty'
|Known by the Tamil grammar phenomenon [[:ta:குற்றியலுகரம்|குற்றியலுகரம்]]
|-
| [[Thai language|Thai]] || Standard{{sfnp|Tingsabadh|Abramson|1993|p=24}} || {{lang|th|[[Thai script|ขึ้น]]}} / khuen/khîn ||{{IPA|[kʰɯn˥˩]}} || 'to go up' || 
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| colspan="2" | [[Turkish language|Turkish]]<ref name="gk">{{Harvcoltxt|Göksel|Kerslake|2005|p=10}}</ref> || ''{{lang|tr|[[Turkish alphabet|s'''ı'''ğ]]}}'' || {{Audio-IPA| Tr-sığ.ogg|[sɯː]}} || 'shallow' || Described variously as close back {{IPA|[ɯ]}},<ref name="gk"/> near-close near-back {{IPA|[ɯ̞]}}<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Kiliç|Öğüt|2004}}</ref> and close central {{IPAblink|ɨ}}.<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Zimmer|Orgun|1999|p=155}}</ref> See [[Turkish phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]] || {{lang|tk|[[Turkmen alphabet|ýaş'''y'''l]]}}/{{lang|tk-Arab|یاش'''یٛ'''ل}} || {{IPA|[jɑːˈʃɯl]}} || 'green' ||
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| colspan="2" | [[Uyghur language|Uyghur]] || {{lang|ug|[[Uyghur Arabic alphabet|ت'''ى'''ل'''ى'''م/tılım]]}} / tilim||{{IPA|[tɯlɯm]}} || 'my language' || In [[complementary distribution]] with {{IPAslink|ɪ}}. See [[Uyghur phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] || {{lang|vi|[[Vietnamese alphabet|t'''ư''']]}} || {{IPA|[tɯ]}} || 'fourth' || See [[Vietnamese phonology]]
|}