Back صائت شبه مغلق Arabic Vocal cuasi zarrada AST Ненапрегната затворена гласна Bulgarian Vogalenn beuzserr Breton Vocal quasitancada Catalan Near-close vowel English Vocal casi cerrada Spanish Voyelle pré-fermée French Vocale quasi chiusa Italian 広めの狭母音 Japanese
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Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded |
A near-close vowel (or near-high vowel) is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The meaning of a near-close vowel is that the tongue is positioned the same as an close vowel, but slightly less narrow.