Editing Middle Dutch (section)

====Short vowels====

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|+ Middle Dutch short vowels
!
! [[Front vowel|Front]]<br/><small>[[Roundedness|unrounded]]</small>
! [[Front vowel|Front]]<br/><small>[[Roundedness|rounded]]</small>
! [[Central vowel|Central]]
! [[Back vowel|Back]]
|-
! [[Close vowel|Close]]
| {{IPA|ɪ}}
| rowspan="2" | {{IPA|ʏ}}
|
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|-
! [[Mid vowel|Mid]]
| {{IPA|e}}
| {{IPA|ə}}
| {{IPA|o}}
|-
! [[Open vowel|Open]]
| colspan="4" | {{IPA|a}}
|}

* The exact height of {{IPA|/ʏ/}} is not certain, and may have varied between actual {{IPA|[ʏ]}} and a lower {{IPA|[ø]}} or even {{IPA|[œ]}}.
* {{IPA|/e/}} and {{IPA|/o/}} could have also been {{IPA|[ɛ]}} and {{IPA|[ɔ]}}, as in modern Dutch.
* {{IPA|/a/}} was a back {{IPA|[ɑ]}} in most varieties, but front {{IPA|[a]}} probably occurred in some western dialects.