Close front unrounded vowel

The closed unrounded front vowel is a vowel in its articulation, the tongue in the front area of the mouth is - ie has not withdrawn - the mouth is pretty much closed and the lips are not rounded but relaxed.

Phonetic and orthographic realization of the closed front unrounded vowel tongue in different languages:

  • German [i, i ː ]: I, i; ih; mostly he (long i) Examples: Mine [mi ː nɘ ] bee [ bi ː nɘ ], it [i ː n], idiot [ idio ː t]
  • Examples: see [ si ː ] thief [? I ː f], be [ bi ː ], beat [ bi ː t], happy [ ' hæpi ]
  • Examples: pile [ pil ], martyr [ maʀtiʀ ]
  • Example: qui [ kwi ]
  • Examples: tipo [ tipo ] ilegal [ ile'gal ]
  • Example: wino [ vinɔ ]
International Phonetic Alphabet X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum Phonation Roundedness Consonant Place of articulation Labial consonant Bilabial consonant Labiodental consonant Dental consonant Alveolar consonant Retroflex consonant Palatal consonant Velar consonant Uvular consonant Pharyngeal consonant Glottal consonant Manner of articulation Flap consonant Fricative consonant Approximant consonant Implosive consonant Ejective consonant
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