Open back rounded vowel

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Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right
represents a rounded vowel.
IPA – number 313
IPA – text ɒ
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Entity ɒ
X-SAMPA Q
Kirshenbaum A.
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The open back 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 ɒ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Q. The symbol <ɒ> is called turned script a, because it is a rotated version of script a, so-called because it lacks the extra stroke on top of a printed 'a'. Turned script a, which has its linear stroke on the left, should not be confused with script a <ɑ>, which has its linear stroke on the right and corresponds to an unrounded version of this vowel, the open back unrounded vowel. A well rounded [ɒ] is rare, though it is found in some varieties of English.

[edit] Features

  • Its vowel height is open, which means the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.
  • Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
  • Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.

[edit] Occurrence

Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Afrikaans daar [dɒːr] 'there' Usually found in northern Transvaal dialects.
Assamese ? [pɒt] 'to bury'
English RP hot [hɒt] 'hot' See English phonology
South African English park [pɒ̟k] 'park'
Hungarian magyar [mɒɟɒr] 'Hungarian' See Hungarian phonology
Kol öle [ɒle] 'name'
Limousin Occitan païs [pɒˈji] 'world' Southeastern dialects
Persian ﻧﺎﻥ [nɒ̜n] 'bread' See Persian phonology
Waris ov [ɒβ] 'sky'
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