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Open back rounded vowel

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The open back rounded vowel is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ɒ, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is Q.

IPA - Unicode ɒ
IPA - image
X-SAMPA Q
Sound sample

Features of this vowel:

  • Its vowel height is open, which means the tongue is positioned as far as possible from the roof of the mouth.
  • Its vowel backness is back, which means the tongue is positioned as far back as possible in the mouth in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be classified as a consonant
  • Its vowel roundedness is rounded, which means that the lips are rounded.
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