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[ɪ]
high front lax unrounded
(as in "bid" and "hit")
[ɛ]
mid front lax unrounded
(as in "bet" and "get")
[ӕ]
low front lax unrounded
(as in "mad" and "bat")
[ɑ]
low back tense unrounded
(as in "dog" and "rob")
[ʊ]
high back lax rounded
(as in "look" and "good")
[u]
high back tense rounded
(as in "boot" and "flu")
[ə]
mid central (or back) lax unrounded
(as in non-stressed syllables)
[ɔ]
mid back lax rounded
(as before "r", as in "before")
[i]
high front tense unrounded
(as in "heed" and "bead")
[ow]
mid back tense rounded
(as in "boat" and "throat")
[aj]
low front unrounded tense
(as in "like" and "spite")
[aw]
low central (or back) unrounded tense
(as in "now" and "cow")
[a]
low back unrounded tense
(as in "dog" or "fog")
[ej]
mid front unrounded tense
(as in "late" or "hate")