Near-close near-front unrounded vowel
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| Edit - 2× | Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back |
| Close | |||||
| Near‑close | |||||
| Close‑mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open‑mid | |||||
| Near‑open | |||||
| Open | |||||
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
represents a rounded vowel.
| IPA – number | 319 |
| IPA – text | ɪ |
| IPA – image |  |
| Entity | ɪ |
| X-SAMPA | I |
| Kirshenbaum | I |
| Sound sample | |
|---|---|
The near-close near-front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɪ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is I. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter i.
[edit] Features
- Its vowel height is near-close, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a close vowel, but slightly less constricted.
- Its vowel backness is near-front, which means the tongue is positioned similarly to a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.
- Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.
[edit] Occurrence
| Language | Word | IPA | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ik | [ɪ̽k] | 'I' | See Dutch phonology |
| English | bit | [bɪt] | 'bit' | See English phonology |
| French (Quebec) | petite | [pəʦɪt] | 'small' | Occurs only in closed syllables. See Quebec French phonology |
| German | bitte | [ˈbɪtə] | 'please' | See German phonology |
| Irish | duine | [dɪnʲə] | 'person' | See Irish phonology |
| Norwegian | litt | [lɪt] | 'a little' | See Norwegian phonology |
| Russian | дерево | [ˈdʲerʲɪvə] | 'tree' | Occurs only in unstressed syllables. See Russian phonology |
| Scottish Gaelic | thig | [ɪk] | 'come' | |
| Sicilian | arrìriri | [arrɪriri] | 'smile' | |
| Spanish (Andalusian) | mis | [mɪ] | 'my' (plural) | See Spanish phonology |
| Ukrainian | кит | [kɪt] | 'whale' | See Ukrainian phonology |
