Near-open vowel

A near-open vowel (or a near-low vowel) is a vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The meaning of a near-open vowel is that the tongue is positioned the same as an open vowel, but slightly more narrow.

List
The near-open vowels with these symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet are:
 near-open front unrounded vowel 
 near-open central vowel (mostly used as unrounded) 

Other near-open vowels can have marks on letters of relative articulation applied to neighboring vowels, such as  and  for near-open, near-back, rounded and unrounded vowels.

 References 

Category:Vowels