Unrounded closed central vowel
| IPA mark | ɨ |
|---|---|
| IPA number | 317 |
| IPA character description | Latin minuscule i with a dash |
| Unicode | U + 0268 |
| HTML (dec.) | & # 616; |
| X-SAMPA |
1
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| Kirshenbaum |
i"
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[ ʔiː ]
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Phonetic and orthographic realization of the unrounded closed central vowel in different languages:
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Polish [ ɨ ] : y
- Example: s y n [ sɨn ]
- Russian [ ɨ ] : ы
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Romanian [ ɨ ] : î â
- Example: s î n [ sɨn ] breasts (cf. Latin sinus)
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Welsh [ ɨ ] : u (in North Wales dialects)
- Example: Cymr u [ ˈkəmrɨ ] Wales
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Hixkaryána [ ɨ ] : ɨ
- Example: y-ahos ɨ -ye