The rounded (rounded) vowel of the middle row of the mid-lower rise is a vowel that is present in some languages. The symbol in the alphabet MFA - ɞ , in the alphabet X-SAMPA - 3 \ . This symbol is called the closed inverted epsilon sign .
| Mid-low rounded vowel | |
|---|---|
| ɞ | |
Picture
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| MFA Number | 395 |
| Unicode (hex) | U + 25E |
| HTML (decimal) | & # 606; |
| X-SAMPA | 3 \ |
| Kirshenbaum | O " |
| MFA Braille | |
| Other designations | ɔ̈ |
Due to a typographical error, the MFA symbol table was published with this vowel sound, represented as a closed epsilon - <ʚ> - in this version the symbol entered Unicode , however, it is the form <ɞ> that is correct.
Examples
| Tongue | Word | MFA | Value | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish | t omha il | [tɞ̜ːlʲ] | 'destroy!' | ||
| Navajo | ts o sts'id | [tsʰɞstsʼɪt] | 'seven' | ||
| Somali | keen a ysaa | [keːnɞjsɑː] | 'she brings' | ||
| Front | Unstressed front | Medium | Unstressed back | Rear | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | • i y • ɨ ʉ • ɯ u • ɪ ʏ • ɪ̈ ʊ̈ • ɯ̽ ʊ • e ø • ɘ ɵ • ɤ o • e̞ ø̞ • ə ɵ̞ • ɤ̞ o̞ • ɛ œ • ɜ ɞ • ʌ ɔ • æ • ɐ ɞ̞ • a ɶ • ä ɒ̈ • ɑ ɒ | ||||
| Loose tops | |||||
| Mid-upper | |||||
| Medium | |||||
| Mid-lower | |||||
| Loose bottom | |||||
| Lower | |||||
Vowel pairs: unbroken • unbroken | |||||