Cardinal Vowel - Table of Cardinal Vowels

Table of Cardinal Vowels

cardinal IPA description
1 close front unrounded vowel
2 close-mid front unrounded vowel
3 open-mid front unrounded vowel
4 open front unrounded vowel
5 open back unrounded vowel
6 open-mid back rounded vowel
7 close-mid back rounded vowel
8 close back rounded vowel
9 close front rounded vowel
10 close-mid front rounded vowel
11 open-mid front rounded vowel
12 open front rounded vowel
13 open back rounded vowel
14 open-mid back unrounded vowel
15 close-mid back unrounded vowel
16 close back unrounded vowel
17 Close central unrounded vowel
18 Close central rounded vowel

In the IPA's number chart, the cardinal vowels have the same numbers used above, but added to 300.

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