Back vowel
Back tongue vowels are vowels that are formed in the back of the mouth. In German , o and u are spoken as back vowels.
There are the following forms of the back vowel:
- Unrounded closed back vowel [ɯ]
- Rounded closed back vowel [u]
- Rounded centralized almost closed back vowel [ʊ]
- Unrounded, semi-closed back vowel [ɤ]
- Rounded, semi-closed back vowel [o]
- Unrounded half-open back vowel [ʌ]
- Rounded half-open back vowel [ɔ]
- Unrounded open back vowel [ɑ]
- Rounded open back vowel [ɒ]