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Near-close near-front unrounded vowel
ɪ
IPA number319
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Entity (decimal)ɪ
Unicode (hex)U+026A
X-SAMPAI
Braille⠌ (braille pattern dots-34)
IPA: Vowels
Front Central Back
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The near-close near-front unrounded vowel, or near-high near-front unrounded vowel,[1] is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɪ⟩ (a Latin small capital I). The International Phonetic Association advises serifs on the symbol's ends.[2] Some sans-serif fonts do meet this typographic specification.[3] Prior to 1989, there was an alternate IPA symbol for this sound, ⟨ɩ⟩ (a Latin iota); use of this symbol is no longer sanctioned by the IPA,[4] though it may still be found in some modern writings.[5]

The Handbook of the International Phonetic Association defines [ɪ] as a mid-centralized (lowered and centralized) close front unrounded vowel (transcribed [i̽] or [ï̞]), and the current official IPA name of the vowel transcribed with the symbol ⟨ɪ⟩ is a near-close near-front unrounded vowel.[6]

However, some languages have a vowel that is somewhat lower than the canonical value of [ɪ], though it still fits the definition of a mid-centralized [i]. It occurs in some dialects of English (such as Californian, General American and modern Received Pronunciation)[7][8][9] as well as some other languages (such as Icelandic),[10][11] and it can be narrowly transcribed with [ɪ̞] (a lowered ⟨ɪ⟩) or [e̠] (a backed ⟨e⟩). For precision, this can be described as a close-mid near-front unrounded vowel.

Additionally, in some languages (such as Danish, Luxembourgish and Sotho),[12][13][14][15] there is a fully front near-close unrounded vowel (a sound between cardinal ⟨i⟩ and ⟨e⟩), which can be transcribed in IPA with [ɪ̟], [i̞] or [e̝]. For precision, this can be described as a near-close front unrounded vowel, or near-high front unrounded vowel. There may be phonological reasons not to transcribe the fully front variant with the symbol ⟨ɪ⟩, which may incorrectly imply a relation to the close ⟨i⟩.[citation needed]

Sometimes, especially in broad transcription, this vowel is transcribed with a simpler symbol ⟨i⟩, which technically represents the close front unrounded vowel.

Features

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  • Its vowel height is near-close, also known as near-high, which means the tongue is not quite so constricted as a close vowel (high vowel).
  • Its vowel backness is front, which means the tongue is positioned forward in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant. The prototypical [ɪ] is somewhat further back (near-front) than the neighboring cardinal vowels.
  • It is unrounded, which means that the lips are not rounded.

Occurrence

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Language Word IPA Meaning Notes
Abenaki nis [nɪs] 'two' The quality varies between near-close [ɪ] and close [i].[16][17][18] See Abenaki phonology
Afrikaans Standard[19] meter [ˈmɪ̞ˑtɐr] 'meter' Close-mid. Allophone of /ɪə/ in less stressed words and in stressed syllables of polysyllabic words. In the latter case, it is in free variation with the diphthongal realization [ɪə̯ ~ ɪ̯ə ~ ɪə].[19] See Afrikaans phonology
Arabic Kuwaiti[20] بِنْت (bint) [bɪnt] 'girl' Corresponds to /i/ in Classical Arabic. Contrasts with /i/ or [iː][20][21] See Arabic phonology
Lebanese[21] بِرْكِة (birké) [bɪrke] 'pool'
Burmese[22] မြစ် (mracʻ) [mjɪʔ] 'root' Allophone of /i/ in syllables closed by a glottal stop and when nasalized.[22]
Catalan Balearic[23] mirar [mɪˈɾɑ(ɾ)] 'to look' Unstressed allophone of /i/. See Catalan phonology
Valencian[23]
Standard Valencian naixement [najɕɪˈmẽn̪t̪] 'birth' Unstressed allophone of /e/ in the suffix -ixement. In non-standard variants also in contact with palatals and sometimes initial /es-/. See Catalan phonology
Chinese Shanghainese[24] 一 (ih) [ɪ̞ʔ˥] 'one' Close-mid; appears only in closed syllables. Phonetically, it is nearly identical to /ɛ/ ([e̠]), which appears only in open syllables.[24]
Czech Bohemian[25] byli [ˈbɪlɪ] 'they were' The quality has been variously described as near-close near-front [ɪ][25] and close-mid front [ɪ̟˕].[26] It corresponds to close front [i] in Moravian Czech.[26] See Czech phonology
Danish Standard[12][14] hel [ˈhe̝ːˀl] 'whole' Fully front; contrasts close, near-close and close-mid front unrounded vowels.[12][14] It is typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨eː⟩ - the way it is pronounced in the conservative variety.[27] The Danish vowel transcribed in IPA with ⟨ɪ⟩ is pronounced similarly to the short /e/.[28] See Danish phonology
Dutch Standard[29][30][31] blik [blɪk]ⓘ 'glance' The Standard Northern realization is near-close [ɪ],[29][30] but the Standard Belgian realization has also been described as close-mid [ɪ̞].[31] Some regional dialects have a vowel that is slightly closer to the cardinal [i].[32] See Dutch phonology
English Californian[7] bit [bɪ̞t]ⓘ 'bit' Close-mid.[7][8] See English phonology
General American[8]
Estuary[33] [bɪʔt] Can be fully front [ɪ̟], near-front [ɪ] or close-mid [ɪ̞], with other realizations also being possible.[33]
Received Pronunciation[9][34] Close-mid [ɪ̞] for younger speakers, near-close [ɪ] for older speakers.[9][34]
General Australian[35] [bɪ̟t] Fully front;[35] also described as close [i].[36] See Australian English phonology
Inland Northern American[37] [bɪt] The quality varies between near-close near-front [ɪ], near-close central [ɪ̈], close-mid near-front [ɪ̞] and close-mid central [ɘ].[37]
Philadelphian[38] The height varies between near-close [ɪ] and close-mid [ɪ̞].[38]
Welsh[39][40][41] Near-close [ɪ] in Abercrave and Port Talbot, close-mid [ɪ̞] in Cardiff.[39][40][41]
New Zealand[42][43] bed [be̝d] 'bed' The quality varies between near-close front [e̝], near-close near-front [ɪ], close-mid front [e] and close-mid near-front [e̠].[42] It is typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨e⟩. In the cultivated variety, it is mid [e̞].[43] See New Zealand English phonology
Some Australian speakers[44] Close-mid [e] in General Australian, may be even lower for some other speakers.[44] See Australian English phonology
Some South African speakers[45] Used by some General and Broad speakers. In the Broad variety, it is usually lower [ɛ], whereas in the General variety, it can be close-mid [e] instead.[45] Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨e⟩. See South African English phonology
French Quebec[46] petite [pət͡sɪt] 'small' Allophone of /i/ in closed syllables.[46] See Quebec French phonology
German Standard[47] bitte [ˈb̥ɪ̞tə]ⓘ 'please' Close-mid; for some speakers, it may be as high as [i].[47] See Standard German phonology
Hindustani[48] Hindi इरादा (iraadaa) [ɪˈɾäːd̪ä] 'intention' Hindustani phonology
Urdu ارادہ (iraadaa)
Hiw[49] qr̄ē [kʷg​͡ʟɪ] 'dolphin' Contrasts both with /i/ and with /e/.[50]
Hungarian[51] visz [vɪs] 'to carry' Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨i⟩. See Hungarian phonology
Icelandic[10][11] vinur [ˈʋɪ̞ːnʏ̞ɾ] 'friend' Close-mid.[10][11] See Icelandic phonology
Kabiye kabɩyɛ [kàbɪ̀jɛ̀] 'Kabiye' -ATR front vowel. See Kabiye language
Kazakh бір (bır) [bɪ̞ɾ] 'one' Close-mid. See Kazakh phonology
Limburgish[52][53] hin [ɦɪ̞n] 'chicken' Near-close [ɪ][53] or close-mid [ɪ̞],[52] depending on the dialect. The example word is from the Maastrichtian dialect.
Luxembourgish[13] Been [be̝ːn] 'leg' Fully front.[13] Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨eː⟩. See Luxembourgish phonology
Malay kecil [kət͡ʃɪl] 'small' Allophone of /i/ in closed-final syllables. May be [e] or [e̞] depending on the speaker. See Malay phonology
Norwegian[54] litt [lɪ̟tː] 'a little' The example word is from Urban East Norwegian, in which the vowel has been variously described as near-close front [ɪ̟][54] and close front [i].[55] See Norwegian phonology
Portuguese Brazilian[56] cine [ˈsinɪ] 'cine' Reduction and neutralization of unstressed /e/ (can be epenthetic), /ɛ/ and /i/. Can be voiceless. See Portuguese phonology
Russian[57][58] дерево (derevo) [ˈdʲerʲɪvə]ⓘ 'tree' Backness varies between fully front and near-front. It occurs only in unstressed syllables.[57][58] See Russian phonology
Saterland Frisian[59] Dee [de̝ː] 'dough' Phonetic realization of /eː/ and /ɪ/. Near-close front [e̝ː] in the former case, close-mid near-front [ɪ̞] in the latter. Phonetically, the latter is nearly identical to /ɛː/ ([e̠ː]).[59]
Scottish Gaelic[60] fios [fɪs̪] 'information' Allophone of /i/ before broad consonants and in unstressed syllables.
Sicilian[61] unni [ˈunnɪ] 'Where' Unstressed allophone of [i]. See Sicilian vowel system
Sinhala[62] පිරිමි (pirimi) [ˈpi̞ɾi̞mi̞] 'male' Fully front;[62] typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨i⟩.
Slovak[63][64] rýchly [ˈri̞ːxli̞] 'fast' Typically fully front.[63] See Slovak phonology
Sotho[15] ho leka [hʊ̠lɪ̟kʼɑ̈] 'to attempt' Fully front; contrasts close, near-close and close-mid front unrounded vowels.[15] See Sotho phonology
Spanish Eastern Andalusian[65] mis [mɪ̟ː] 'my' (pl.) Fully front. It corresponds to [i] in other dialects, but in these dialects they are distinct. See Spanish phonology
Murcian[66]
Swedish Central Standard[67][68] sill [s̪ɪ̟l̪ː]ⓘ 'herring' The quality has been variously described as close-mid front [ɪ̟˕],[67] near-close front [ɪ̟][68] and close front [i].[69] See Swedish phonology
Temne[70] pim [pí̞m] 'pick' Fully front;[70] typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨i⟩.
Turkish[71] müşteri [my̠ʃt̪ɛ̞ˈɾɪ] 'customer' Allophone of /i/ described variously as "word-final"[71] and "occurring in final open syllable of a phrase".[72] See Turkish phonology
Ukrainian[73][74] ирій (yrij) [ɪrij] 'Iriy' See Ukrainian phonology
Welsh mynydd [mənɪð] 'mountain' See Welsh phonology
Yoruba[75] kini [kĩi] 'what' Fully front; typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ĩ⟩. It is nasalized, and may be close [ĩ] instead.[75]

Notes

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  1. ^ While the International Phonetic Association prefers the terms "close" and "open" for vowel height, many linguists use "high" and "low".
  2. ^ "IPA Fonts: General Advice". International Phonetic Association. 2015. With any font you consider using, it is worth checking that the symbol for the centralized close front vowel (ɪ, U+026A) appears correctly with serifs top and bottom; that the symbol for the dental click (ǀ, U+01C0) is distinct from the lower-case L (l)
  3. ^ Sans-serif fonts with serifed ɪ (despite having serifless capital I) include Arial, FreeSans and Lucida Sans.
    On the other hand, Segoe and Tahoma place serifs on ɪ as well as capital I.
    Finally, both are serifless in Calibri.
  4. ^ International Phonetic Association (1999), p. 167.
  5. ^ such as Árnason (2011)
  6. ^ International Phonetic Association (1999), pp. 13, 168, 180.
  7. ^ a b c Ladefoged (1999), p. 42.
  8. ^ a b c Wells (1982), p. 486.
  9. ^ a b c Collins & Mees (2003), p. 90.
  10. ^ a b c Árnason (2011), p. 60.
  11. ^ a b c Einarsson (1945:10), cited in Gussmann (2011:73)
  12. ^ a b c Grønnum (1998), p. 100.
  13. ^ a b c Gilles & Trouvain (2013), p. 70.
  14. ^ a b c Basbøll (2005), p. 45.
  15. ^ a b c Doke & Mofokeng (1974), p. ?.
  16. ^ "Abenaki, Western". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  17. ^ "Numbers in Abenaki". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  18. ^ Warne, Janet Leila (1975). A Historical Phonology of Abenaki. Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University.
  19. ^ a b Lass (1987), p. 119.
  20. ^ a b Ayyad (2011), p. ?.
  21. ^ a b Khattab (2007), p. ?.
  22. ^ a b Watkins (2001), p. 293.
  23. ^ a b Recasens 1996, p. 66.
  24. ^ a b Chen & Gussenhoven (2015), p. 328.
  25. ^ a b Dankovičová (1999), p. 72.
  26. ^ a b Šimáčková, Podlipský & Chládková (2012), pp. 228–229.
  27. ^ Ladefoged & Johnson (2010), p. 227.
  28. ^ Basbøll (2005), p. 58.
  29. ^ a b Collins & Mees (2003), p. 128.
  30. ^ a b Gussenhoven (1992), p. 47.
  31. ^ a b Verhoeven (2005), p. 245.
  32. ^ Collins & Mees (2003), p. 131.
  33. ^ a b Altendorf & Watt (2004), p. 188.
  34. ^ a b Wells (1982), p. 291.
  35. ^ a b Cox & Fletcher (2017), p. 65.
  36. ^ Cox & Palethorpe (2007), p. 344.
  37. ^ a b Gordon (2004), pp. 294, 296.
  38. ^ a b Gordon (2004), p. 290.
  39. ^ a b Tench (1990), p. 135.
  40. ^ a b Connolly (1990), p. 125.
  41. ^ a b Collins & Mees (1990), p. 93.
  42. ^ a b Bauer et al. (2007), p. 98.
  43. ^ a b Gordon & Maclagan (2004), p. 609.
  44. ^ a b Cox & Fletcher (2017), pp. 65, 67.
  45. ^ a b Bowerman (2004), pp. 936–937.
  46. ^ a b Walker (1984), pp. 51–60.
  47. ^ a b Dudenredaktion, Kleiner & Knöbl (2015), pp. 34, 64.
  48. ^ Ohala (1999), p. 102.
  49. ^ François (2010), p. 411.
  50. ^ François (2011), p. 195.
  51. ^ Szende (1994), p. 92.
  52. ^ a b Gussenhoven & Aarts (1999), pp. 158–159.
  53. ^ a b Peters (2006), p. 119.
  54. ^ a b Vanvik (1979), pp. 13–14.
  55. ^ Kvifte & Gude-Husken (2005), p. 2.
  56. ^ Barbosa & Albano (2004), p. 229.
  57. ^ a b Jones & Ward (1969), p. 37.
  58. ^ a b Yanushevskaya & Bunčić (2015), p. 225.
  59. ^ a b Peters (2017), p. ?.
  60. ^ Oftedal (1956), p. 64.
  61. ^ Hull, Geoffrey (1989). Polyglot Italy: Languages, Dialects, Peoples. CIS Educational.
  62. ^ a b Perera & Jones (1919), pp. 5, 9.
  63. ^ a b Pavlík (2004), pp. 93, 95.
  64. ^ Hanulíková & Hamann (2010), p. 375.
  65. ^ Zamora Vicente (1967), pp. 290–295.
  66. ^ Zamora Vicente (1967), p. 341.
  67. ^ a b Engstrand (1999), p. 140.
  68. ^ a b Rosenqvist (2007), p. 9.
  69. ^ Dahlstedt (1967), p. 16.
  70. ^ a b Kanu & Tucker (2010), p. 249.
  71. ^ a b Göksel & Kerslake (2005), p. 10.
  72. ^ Zimmer & Orgun (1999), p. 155.
  73. ^ Сучасна українська мова: Підручник / О.Д. Пономарів, В.В.Різун, Л.Ю.Шевченко та ін.; За ред. О.Д.пономарева. — 2-ге вид., перероб. —К.: Либідь, 2001. — с. 14
  74. ^ Danyenko & Vakulenko (1995), p. 4.
  75. ^ a b Bamgboṣe (1966), p. 166.

References

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Place → Labial Coronal Dorsal Laryngeal
Manner ↓ Bi­labial Labio­dental Linguo­labial Dental Alveolar Post­alveolar Retro­flex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyn­geal/epi­glottal Glottal
Nasal m̥ m ɱ̊ ɱ n̼ n̪̊ n̪ n̥ n n̠̊ n̠ ɳ̊ ɳ ɲ̊ ɲ ŋ̊ ŋ ɴ̥ ɴ
Plosive p b p̪ b̪ t̼ d̼ t̪ d̪ t d ʈ ɖ c ɟ k ɡ q ɢ ʡ ʔ
Sibilant affricate t̪s̪ d̪z̪ ts dz t̠ʃ d̠ʒ tʂ dʐ tɕ dʑ
Non-sibilant affricate pɸ bβ p̪f b̪v t̪θ d̪ð tɹ̝̊ dɹ̝ t̠ɹ̠̊˔ d̠ɹ̠˔ cç ɟʝ kx ɡɣ qχ ɢʁ ʡʜ ʡʢ ʔh
Sibilant fricative s̪ z̪ s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ
Non-sibilant fricative ɸ β f v θ̼ ð̼ θ ð θ̠ ð̠ ɹ̠̊˔ ɹ̠˔ ɻ̊˔ ɻ˔ ç ʝ x ɣ χ ʁ ħ ʕ h ɦ
Approximant β̞ ʋ ð̞ ɹ ɹ̠ ɻ j ɰ ʁ̞ ʔ̞
Tap/flap ⱱ̟ ⱱ ɾ̼ ɾ̥ ɾ ɽ̊ ɽ ɢ̆ ʡ̮
Trill ʙ̥ ʙ r̥ r r̠ ɽ̊r̥ ɽr ʀ̥ ʀ ʜ ʢ
Lateral affricate tɬ dɮ tꞎ d𝼅 c𝼆 ɟʎ̝ k𝼄 ɡʟ̝
Lateral fricative ɬ̪ ɬ ɮ ꞎ 𝼅 𝼆 ʎ̝ 𝼄 ʟ̝
Lateral approximant l̪ l̥ l l̠ ɭ̊ ɭ ʎ̥ ʎ ʟ̥ ʟ ʟ̠
Lateral tap/flap ɺ̥ ɺ 𝼈̊ 𝼈 ʎ̮ ʟ̆

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