/ ɨ / – High central unrounded vowel

FeatureDescription
Tongue HeightHigh – The body of the tongue is raised toward the soft palate and is positioned as close to the roof of the mouth as possible (withing touching).
Tongue BacknessCentral – The highest point of the body of the tongue is positioned between a front vowel and a back vowel.
Lip RoundingUnrounded – The lips are stretched a little bit with the mouth almost fully closed.