Editing Close-mid central rounded vowel (section)

=== Occurrence ===
Because central rounded vowels are assumed to have protrusion, and few descriptions cover the distinction, some of the following may actually have compression.

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! colspan="2" | Language !! Word !! [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] !! Meaning !! Notes
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| [[Asturian language|Asturian]]
| Some [[Western Asturian|Western dialects]]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=García|first=Fernando Álvarez-Balbuena|date=2015-09-01|title=Na frontera del asturllionés y el gallegoportugués: descripción y exame horiométricu de la fala de Fernidiellu (Forniella, Llión). Parte primera: fonética|url=https://www.unioviedo.es/reunido/index.php/RFA/article/view/10904|journal=Revista de Filoloxía Asturiana|volume=14|issue=14|issn=2341-1147}}</ref>
| {{lang|as|fu'''ö'''ra}}
| {{IPA|[ˈfwɵɾɐ]}}
| 'outside'
| Realization of {{angbr|o}} in the diphthong {{angbr|uo}}. May also be realized as {{IPAblink|ø}} or {{IPAblink|œ}}.
|-
| [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]] || [[South Azerbaijani language|Tabriz]]{{sfnp|Mokari|Werner|2016}} || {{lang|az|[[Azerbaijani alphabet|g'''ö'''z]]}} {{lang|azb|گؤز}} || {{IPA|[gɵz]}} || 'eye' || Typically transcribed as {{IPA|/œ/}}.
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| [[Chinese language|Chinese]] || [[Cantonese]] || {{lang|yue-Hani|[[Chinese characters|出]]}}/{{lang|yue-Latn|[[Jyutping|c'''eo'''t7]]}} || {{IPA|[tsʰɵt˥]}} || 'to go out' || See [[Cantonese phonology]]
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| [[Dutch language|Dutch]] || Standard{{sfnp|van Heuven|Genet|2002}}{{sfnp|Verhoeven|2005|p=245}} || {{lang|nl|[[Dutch orthography|h'''u'''t]]}} || {{IPA|[ɦɵt]}} || 'hut' || See [[Dutch phonology]]
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| rowspan="5" | [[English language|English]] || [[Cardiff English|Cardiff]]<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Collins|Mees|1990|pp=92–93}}</ref> || rowspan="3" | ''[[English orthography|f'''oo'''t]]'' || rowspan="2" | {{IPA|[fɵt]}} || rowspan="3" | 'foot' || More often unrounded {{IPAblink|ɘ}};<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Collins|Mees|1990|p=92}}</ref> corresponds to {{IPAblink|ʊ}} in other dialects. See [[English phonology]]
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| General [[South African English|South African]]{{sfnp|Lass|2002|pp=115-116}} || Younger, especially female speakers.{{sfnp|Lass|2002|pp=115-116}} Other speakers have a less front vowel {{IPAblink|ʊ}}. May be transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ʊ̟}} or {{angbr IPA|ʉ̞}}. See [[South African English phonology]]
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| Modern [[Received Pronunciation]]<ref>{{citation |date=1 April 2007 |last=Robinson |first=Jonnie |url=http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/received-pronunciation/vowel-sounds-rp/ |title=Diverse voices: language, accent and dialect in the UK |chapter=Received Pronunciation Phonology |publisher=The British Library |access-date=26 October 2012 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225074019/http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/case-studies/received-pronunciation/vowel-sounds-rp/%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> || {{IPA|[fɵʔt]}} || {{IPA|[ʊ]}} in more conservative varieties. See [[English phonology]]
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| [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]{{sfnp|Williams|Kerswill|1999|pp=143 and 146}} || ''g'''oa'''t'' || {{IPA|[ɡɵːt]}} || 'goat' || Corresponds to {{IPA|/oʊ/}} in other dialects.
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| [[New Zealand English|New Zealand]]{{sfnp|Bauer|Warren|Bardsley|Kennedy|2007|pp=98–99}} || ''b'''ir'''d'' || {{IPA|[bɵːd]}} || 'bird' || Corresponds to {{IPA|/ɜː(r)/}} in other dialects. See [[New Zealand English phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[French language|French]]<ref>{{cite web|title=english speech services {{!}} Le FOOT vowel|last=Lindsey|first=Geoff|date=15 January 2012|url=http://englishspeechservices.com/blog/le-foot-vowel/|access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref> || {{lang|fr|[[French orthography|j'''e''']]}} || {{IPA|[ʒɵ]}} || 'I' || May be transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ə}} or {{angbr IPA|ɵ}}. Also described as mid {{IPAblink|ɵ̞}}.{{sfnp|Fougeron|Smith|1993|p=73}}{{sfnp|Lodge|2009|p=84}} May be more front for a number of speakers. See [[French phonology]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[German language|German]] || [[Swabian dialect|Swabian]]{{sfnp|Khan|Weise|2013|p=237}} || {{lang|de|[[German orthography|w'''i'''rd]]}} || {{IPA|[ʋɵʕ̞d̥]}} || 'becomes' || Allophone of {{IPA|/i/}} before {{IPA|/ʁ/}}.{{sfnp|Khan|Weise|2013|p=237}}
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| [[Upper Saxon German|Upper Saxon]]{{sfnp|Khan|Weise|2013|p=236}} || {{lang|de|[[German orthography|W'''u'''nder]]}} || {{IPA|[ˈv̞ɵn(d̥)oˤ]}} || 'wonder' || The example word is from the [[Chemnitz dialect]].
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Hiw language|Hiw]]{{sfnp|François|2013|p=207}} || {{lang|hiw|y'''ö'''yk'''ö'''n̄}} || {{IPA|[jɵjkɵŋ]}} || 'forget' ||
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| [[Irish language|Irish]] || [[Munster Irish|Munster]]{{sfnp|Ó Sé|2000}} || [[Irish orthography|''dún'''adh''''']] || {{IPA|[ˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠө]}} || 'closing' || Allophone of {{IPA|/ə/}} adjacent to broad consonants, when the vowel in the preceding syllable is either {{IPA|/uː/}} or {{IPA|/ʊ/}}.{{sfnp|Ó Sé|2000}} See [[Irish phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] || {{lang|kk|көз}} || {{IPA|[kɵz]}} || 'eye' || Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|œ}}.
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| rowspan="2" | [[Limburgish language|Limburgish]] || Most dialects{{sfnp|Verhoeven|2007|p=221}}{{sfnp|Gussenhoven|Aarts|1999|p=159}}{{sfnp|Heijmans|Gussenhoven|1998|p=110}} || {{lang|li|bl'''u'''ts}} || {{IPA|[blɵts]}} || 'bump' || Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ʏ}}. The example word is from the Weert dialect.{{sfnp|Verhoeven|2007|p=221}}{{sfnp|Gussenhoven|Aarts|1999|p=159}}{{sfnp|Heijmans|Gussenhoven|1998|p=110}}
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| [[Maastrichtian dialect|Maastrichtian]]{{sfnp|Gussenhoven|Aarts|1999|p=159}} || {{lang|li|b'''eu'''k}} || {{IPA|[bɵːk]}} || 'books' || Sometimes realized as a narrow diphthong {{IPA|[ɵʉ̞]}};{{sfnp|Gussenhoven|Aarts|1999|p=159}} typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|øː}}. Front {{IPAblink|øː}} in other dialects.{{sfnp|Verhoeven|2007|p=221}}{{sfnp|Peters|2006|p=119}}
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| colspan="2" | [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]{{sfnp|Iivonen|Harnud|2005|pp=62, 66–67}} || {{lang|mn-Cyrl|[[Cyrillic script|'''ө'''г'''ө'''х]]}}/ögökh ||{{IPA|[ɵɡɵx]}} || 'to give' ||
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| rowspan="2" | [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] || [[Stavangersk]]{{sfnp|Vanvik|1979|p=19}} || {{lang|no|[[Norwegian alphabet|g'''u'''ll]]}} || {{IPA|[ɡɵl]}} || 'gold' || Near-close {{IPAblink|ʉ̞}} in other dialects that have this vowel.{{sfnp|Vanvik|1979|p=19}} Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ʉ}}. See [[Norwegian phonology]]
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| [[Urban East Norwegian|Urban East]]{{sfnp|Kristoffersen|2000|pp=16–17, 33–35, 37, 343}} || {{lang|no|[[Norwegian alphabet|s'''ø'''t]]}} || {{IPA|[sɵːt]}} || 'sweet' || Also described as front {{IPAblink|ø̫ː}};{{sfnp|Vanvik|1979|pp=13, 20}} typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|øː}}. See [[Norwegian phonology]]
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| [[Ripuarian language|Ripuarian]] || [[Kerkrade dialect]]<ref>{{Harvcoltxt|Stichting Kirchröadsjer Dieksiejoneer|1997|p=16}}. The source describes this vowel as the same as the short ''u'' in Standard Dutch ''lucht'', which is close-mid central {{IPA|[ɵ]}} ({{Harvcoltxt|van Heuven|Genet|2002}}).</ref> || {{lang|ksh|sj'''u'''ts}} || {{IPA|[ʃɵts]}} || 'marksman' || See [[Kerkrade dialect phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Russian language|Russian]]{{sfnp|Jones|Ward|1969|pp=62–63}} || {{lang|ru|[[Russian orthography|т'''ё'''тя]]}}/tyotya ||{{Audio-IPA|Ru-тётя.ogg|[ˈtʲɵtʲə]|help=no}} || 'aunt' || Allophone of {{IPA|/o/}} following a [[Palatalization (phonetics)|palatalized]] consonant. See [[Russian phonology]]
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| [[Tajik language|Tajik]] || Northern dialects{{sfnp|Ido|2014|pp=91–92}} || {{lang|tg-Cyrl|[[Tajik orthography|к'''ӯ'''ҳ]]}}/kūh ||{{IPA|[kɵh]}} || 'mountain' || May be realized as mid {{IPAblink|ɵ̞}}, merged with /u/ in the central and southern dialects. See [[Tajik phonology]]
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| colspan="2" | [[Toda language|Toda]] || பர்/pȫr 
|{{IPA|[pɵːr̘]}} || 'name' ||
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| colspan="2" | [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]] || {{lang|uz|[[Uzbek alphabet|k'''oʻ'''z/к'''ў'''з]]}} || {{IPA|[kɵz]}} || 'eye' || Allophone of {{IPA|/o/}}, especially near [[velar consonant]]s {{IPA|/k/}} and {{IPA|/g/}}. May be realized as mid {{IPAblink|ɵ̞}}. See [[Uzbek phonology]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]] || Standard{{sfnp|Sipma|1913|pp=6, 8, 10}}{{sfnp|Tiersma|1999|p=11}} || {{lang|fy|p'''u'''t}} || {{IPA|[pɵt]}} || 'well' || Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ø}}. See [[West Frisian phonology]]
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| Southwestern dialects<ref name="hh">{{Harvcoltxt|Hoekstra|2003|p=202}}, citing {{Harvcoltxt|Hof|1933|p=14}}</ref> || {{lang|fy|f'''uo'''tten}} || {{IPA|[ˈfɵtn̩]}} || 'feet' || Corresponds to {{IPA|[wo]}} in other dialects.<ref name="hh"/> See [[West Frisian phonology]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[Xumi language|Xumi]] || Lower{{sfnp|Chirkova|Chen|2013|pp=369–370}} || {{lang|sxg|ľats'''ö'''}}
|{{IPA|[ʎ̟ɐtsɵ˦]}}
| 'to filter tea' || Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA|ʉ}}.{{sfnp|Chirkova|Chen|2013|pp=369–370}}
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| Upper{{sfnp|Chirkova|Chen|Kocjančič Antolík|2013|p=389}} || {{lang|sxg|ht'''ö'''}}
|{{IPA|[htɵ]}}
| 'way to do things' || Allophone of {{IPA|/o/}} after alveolar consonants; may be realized as {{IPAblink|o}} or {{IPAblink|ɤ}} instead.{{sfnp|Chirkova|Chen|Kocjančič Antolík|2013|p=389}}
|}