EDIT International Phonetic Alphabet

+ Vowel
+ Sound example

+ Alternatives // unknown
+ Former versions // Baby Gamma (til 1989)
+ Origin // Latin alphabet, small letter

+ In the IPA since 1932
+ IPA number 315

+ This sound can be found in Chinese, Irish, Korean and Vietnamese.
+ Other // Until 1989 Ram\'s Horns was also called »Baby Gamma«. The symbols look very similar. Baby gamma has a flat top, similar to Gamma ɣ (U+0263), and Ram\'s Horns has a rounded top.


Synonyms

English
+ Official name in the IPA // ›Close-mid back unrounded vowel‹
+ Nonstandard // unrounded, closed ›o‹


+ Source //
Principles of the International Phonetic Association, London, 1949. /
Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 1989. /
Wikipedia. Die Liste der IPA-Zeichen & History of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. /
Pullum, Geoffrey and William A. Ladusaw. Phonetic Symbol Guide. Second edition.

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