Near-close near-front rounded vowel

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The near-close near-front rounded vowel, or near-high near-front rounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ʏ⟩ (a small capital Latin letter Y). The Handbook of the International Phonetic Association defines [ʏ] as a mid-centralized (lowered and centralized) close front rounded vowel (transcribed [y̽] or [ÿ˕]), and the current official IPA name of the vowel transcribed with the symbol ⟨ʏ⟩ is a near-close near-front rounded vowel. However, some languages have a vowel that is somewhat lower than the canonical value of [ʏ], though it still fits the definition of a mid-centralized [y]. It occurs in German Standard German as well as some dialects of English (such as Estuary). It can be narrowly transcribed with [ʏ̞] (a lowered ⟨ʏ⟩), [ø̠] (a backed ⟨ø⟩), or [ɵ̟] (a fronted ⟨ɵ⟩). For precision, this can be described as a close-mid near-front rounded vowel. Additionally, in many languages...

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