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Graphemes for /ʉ/ and Related Phonemes

/ʉ/ - close central rounded vowel

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ii-Latn <u> sup ‘resemble’Sometimes pronounced with heavy occlusion, e.g., syllable ‹mu› is commonly articulated as syllabic bilabial nasal.

/ʉ̙/ - RTR close central rounded vowel

Writing SystemGraphemeExampleNotes
ii-Latn <ur> bbur ‘write’Often transcribed /u /

/ʊ̈/ - near-close central rounded vowel

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/ɵ/ - close-mid central rounded vowel

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