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rounded

oral vowel

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IPA [u]
AS [u]

Sound    lecturer 1  [u] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 2  [u] in isolation
Sound    lecturer 3  [u] in isolation
Based on Maciołek & Tambor (2012)
Close back rounded oral vowel. During the articulation:
- the tongue moves upward and back,
- the distance between the lower and the upper teeth is small,
- the lips move forward and get strongly rounded,
- the soft palate lies quite tightly against the back of the pharynx.

[u] in expressions

Sound  Sound  Sound 

uszy

EN   ears
IPA [uʂɨ]
AS  [ušy]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

pudel

EN   poodle
IPA [pudɛl]
AS  [pudel]
Sound  Sound  Sound 

Aniu

EN   Ania [name N Voc F Sg]
IPA [aɲu]
AS  [ańu]