i · y

ɨ · ʉ

ɯ · u

ɪ · ʏ

ɪ̈ · ʊ̈

ʊ

e · ø

ɘ · ɵ

ɤ · o

ə

ɛ · œ

ɜ · ɞ

ʌ · ɔ

æ

ɐ

a · ɶ

ɑ · ɒ

Sound sample (help·info)

The close front unrounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in many spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is i, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is i.

The vowel [i] is very common, occurring phonemically in almost all languages with three or more vowels.^{[citation needed]}

Features

• Its vowel height is close, which means the tongue is positioned as close as possible to the roof of the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
• Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned as far forward as possible in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant.
• Its vowel roundedness is unrounded, which means that the lips are spread.

Occurrence

[miɕ] (help·info)

[iːs] (help·info)