A central vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a central vowel is that the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel. The central vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

• close central unrounded vowel

• close central rounded vowel

• close-mid central unrounded vowel

• close-mid central rounded vowel

• mid central vowel

• open-mid central unrounded vowel

• open-mid central rounded vowel

• near-open central vowel

• open central unrounded vowel (unofficial but most frequent usage)

Occasionally, the ad hoc symbols for near-close central vowels will be seen.
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