Near-close near-front rounded vowel

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IPA – number	320
IPA – text	ʏ
IPA – image	Image:Xsampa-Y2.png
Entity	ʏ
X-SAMPA	Y
Kirshenbaum	I.
Sound sample (help·info)

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

Swedish has a long near-close near-front compressed vowel [ʏ̫̫ː]. See Close front compressed vowel.

[edit] 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 rounded, which means that the lips are rounded when it is spoken.

[edit] Occurrence

Language		Word	IPA	Meaning	Notes
Dutch		hut	[hʏ̞t]	'hut'	Lowered. See Dutch phonology
English	London	book	[bʏk]	'book'	Corresponds to /ʊ/ in other English dialects. See English phonology
Faroese		krúss	[kɹʏsː]	'mug'
French	Quebec	municipalité	[mʏnɪsɪpalɪte]	'municipality'	See Quebec French phonology
German		schützen	[ˈʃʏtsˑn]	'protect'	See German phonology
Icelandic		vinur	[vɪnʏr]	'friend'
Norwegian		nytt	[nʏt]	'new'	See Norwegian phonology
Swedish		ylle	[ˈʏlːɛ] (help·info)	'wool'	See Swedish phonology

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