Graphemes for /ɯ/ and Related Phonemes
/ɯ/ - close back unrounded vowel
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Section titled “Close-mid”/ɤ/ - close-mid back unrounded vowel
| Writing System | Grapheme | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ii-Latn | <e> | gge ‘listen’ | Often transcribed /ɯ/. The sound is similar to the Mandarin vowel transcribed [ɤ], hence the use of grapheme ‹e›, in parallel with Hanyu Pinyin. |