Back صائت شبه مفتوح Arabic Ненапрегната отворена гласна Bulgarian Vogalenn beuzdigor Breton Vocal quasioberta Catalan Near-open vowel English Vocal casi abierta Spanish Voyelle pré-ouverte French विवृत-समीप स्वर Hindi Vokal hampir terbuka ID Vocale quasi aperta Italian
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Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded |
A near-open vowel (or a near-low vowel) is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The meaning of a near-open vowel is that the tongue is positioned the same as an open vowel, but slightly more narrow.