Round posterior closed vowel

The round posterior closed vowel is a vowel used in certain languages. Its symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet is, and its equivalent in symbol X-SAMPA is u.

Characteristics

• Its Degré of aperture is closed, which means that the language is positioned as near as possible palate.
• Its Joint is posterior, which means that the language is placed as far as possible at the rear of the mouth.
• Its Caractère of roundness is round, which means that the lips are round.

Languages

• German: F' u' ß , “foot”
• English: b' oo' T . “boot” (the joint is often advanced compared to the normal posterior position)
• Spanish: it u' ruffle , “care”
• French: f' or
• Dutch: v oe' T , “foot”
• Portuguese: U rs' O , Rumanian “bear”
• : u' U , “a”
• Swedish: sk O , “shoe”
• Vietnamese: T U , “to interpose”