Central vowel
A central vowel, formerly also known as a mixed vowel, is any in a class of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a central vowel is that the tongue is positioned approximately halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.
List
The central vowels that have dedicated symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:- close central unrounded vowel
- close central protruded vowel
- close-mid central unrounded vowel
- close-mid central rounded vowel
- mid central vowel with ambiguous rounding
- open-mid central unrounded vowel
- open-mid central rounded vowel
- near-open central vowel with ambiguous rounding