Open back unrounded vowel

Phonetic and orthographic realization of the unrounded open back vowel tongue in different languages:

  • French: [ ɑ ]: a sometimes (especially â ) Examples: casser [ kɑse ], château [ ʃɑto ]
  • Examples: chambre [ ʃɑbʀ ], pendant [ pɑdɑ ] emploi [ ɑplwa ]
International Phonetic Alphabet X-SAMPA Kirshenbaum 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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