Vowels of the mid-lower rise are a type of vowel sounds that are pronounced with a relatively low rise in the corresponding part of the tongue in the oral cavity.
| 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 | |||||
Sometimes mid-lower vowels are called half-open , because during articulation, the back of the tongue rises to the sky by 1/3 of the total height of the oral cavity, and the mouth opens even narrower than during the pronunciation of the lower vowels.
In accordance with the International Phonetic Alphabet , mid-lower vowels include:
| Unbroken front-row vowel of the mid-lower rise | [ɛ] |
| Mid-low rounded front vowel | [œ] |
| Unbroken Mid-Lower Middle Vowel | [ɜ] |
| Mid-low rounded vowel | [ɞ] |
| Unbroken mid-lower back vowel | [ʌ] |
| Rounded mid-lower back vowel | [ɔ] |