Central vowel | |
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◌̈ | |
IPA Number | 415 |
Encoding | |
Entity (decimal) | ̈ |
Unicode (hex) | U+0308 |
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Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded |
A central vowel, also known before as a mixed vowel, is any in a class of vowel sounds used in some spoken languages. The biggest thing of a central vowel is that the tongue is put halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel. (Using this, unrounded central vowels are usually further forward and rounded central vowels are further back.)