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Graphemes for /ɒ/ and Related Phonemes

/ɒ/ - open back rounded vowel

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
en-Latn <a> watch/ɒ/ merges with /ɑ/ in most American dialects.
en-Latn <o> odd/ɒ/ merges with /ɑ/ in most American dialects.

/ɔ/ - open-mid back rounded vowel

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
bec-Latn <ɔ> ɛŋgɔl ‘money’, ɛsɔ ‘elephant’
blt-Tavt <> in open syllables
blt-Tavt <◌ꪷ> ꪀꪷ ‘plant’in open syllables only
de-Latn <o> Gott ‘God’
en-Latn <au> faultA longer vowel occurs in UK dialects. /ɔ/ merges with /ɑ/ in many American dialects.
en-Latn <aw> saw/ɔ/ merges with /ɑ/ in many American dialects.
en-Latn <a> tallA longer vowel occurs in UK dialects. /ɔ/ merges with /ɑ/ in many American dialects.
en-Latn <ou> cough/ɔ/ merges with /ɑ/ in many American dialects.
lbw-Latn <o> one ‘sand’, sao ‘snake’
nat-Latn <o> okoba ‘black snake’, birogo ‘rock’
png-Latn <o◌̱> o̱to̱, no̱no̱
wo-Arab <ا◌ࣷ> اࣷلِوْ ‘olive’word initial
wo-Arab <◌ࣷ> خࣷلْ ‘heart’
wo-Latn <o> xol ‘heart’
xnz-Copt <>
xnz-Latn <o>
yba-Latn <ɔ> ɔrɔ

/ɔ̃/ - nasalized open-mid back rounded vowel

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
nat-Latn <on> anzwon ‘rabbit’, a’yanrwon ‘stove’
png-Latn <o◌̱n> yo̱n, no̱no̱

/ɔː/ - lengthened open-mid back rounded vowel

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
nat-Latn <oo> a̱hoogi ‘nest’
png-Latn <o◌̱o◌̱> tano̱o̱, yo̱o̱
wo-Arab <ا◌ࣷو> اࣷوسْ ‘(fish) hook’word initial
wo-Arab <◌ࣷو> خࣷولْ ‘to watch’
wo-Latn <oo> xool ‘to watch’
xnz-Copt <◌̄>
xnz-Latn <oo>