Cardinal Vowels (CVs)

 

A. Primary


[i] close front unrounded primary cardinal vowel
[e] half-close front unrounded primary cardinal vowel

[ɛ] half-open front unrounded primary cardinal vowel

[a] open front unrounded primary cardinal vowel

[ɒ] open back unrounded primary cardinal vowel

[ɔ] half-open back rounded primary cardinal vowel
[o] half-close back rounded primary cardinal vowel

[u] close back rounded primary cardinal vowel

 

 

B. Secondary

 

[y] close front rounded  secondary cardinal vowel

[ø] half-close front rounded secondary cardinal vowel

[œ]half-open frond rounded secondary cardinal vowel

[ɶ] open front rounded secondary cardinal vowel

[ɑ] open back rounded secondary cardinal vowel
[ʌ] half-open back unrounded secondary cardinal vowel

[ɤ] half-close back unrounded secondary cardinal vowel
[ɯ] close back unrounded secondary cardinal vowel


 

C. Central Vowels and Other Addition to the CVs

 

[ɜ] half-open central unrounded vowel
[ɪ̈] near-close central unrounded vowel
[ɨ] close central unrounded vowel
[ɞ] half-open central rounded vowel
[ɐ] near-open central vowel
[ə] mid central vowel
[ɵ] half-close central rounded vowel
[ɘ] half-close central rounded vowel
[ʊ̈] near-close central rounded vowel
[ʉ] close central rounded vowel
[ʏ] near-close near- front rounded vowel
[æ] near-open front unrounded vowel

[ɪ] near-close near front unrounded vowel
[ø] half-close front rounded vowel

[ʊ] near-close near-back rounded vowel


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Cardinal Vowels (CVs)