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 , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is I. The IPA symbol is a small capital letter I.

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 as in a front vowel, but slightly further back in the mouth.
• Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.

Occurs in

• Dutch: ik , 'I' (mid-centralized compared to other languages)
• English: (RP, GA and AuE) bit
• German: bitte , 'please'
• Scottish Gaelic: thig 'come'

Vowels

Ungerundeter zentralisierter fast geschlossener Vorderzungenvokal | Voyelle haute inférieure antérieure non arrondie | 근전설 비원순 근고모음 | 非円唇前舌め広めの狭母音 | Vocală cvasiînchisă semianterioară nerotunjită