A close-mid vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a close-mid vowel is that the tongue is positioned two-thirds of the way from a close vowel to a mid vowel. The close-mid vowels identified by the International Phonetic Alphabet are:

• close-mid front unrounded vowel

• close-mid front rounded vowel

• close-mid central unrounded vowel

• close-mid central rounded vowel

• close-mid back unrounded vowel

• close-mid back rounded vowel

See also

• Mid vowel

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