Close-mid front unrounded vowel

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

  • French [ e]: é; e, ai, ay sometimes (especially in the endings- et, -ez and - he as infinitive ) Examples: essayez [ eseje ], Secher [ seʃe ]
  • Examples: pray [be ː tən ], xerography [ kseʁogʁafi ː ]
International Phonetic Alphabet X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum Front vowel 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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