open back rounded vowel

{{Infobox IPA

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{{Infobox IPA

|above=Near-open back rounded vowel

|ipa symbol=ɒ̝

|ipa symbol2=ɔ̞

}}

The open back rounded vowel, or low back rounded vowel,{{Vowel terminology}} is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is {{angbr IPA|ɒ}}. It is called Latin turned alpha being a rotated version of Latin alpha. It seems a "turned script a", being a rotated version of "script (cursive) a", which is the variant of a that lacks the extra stroke on top of a "printed a". Latin turned alpha a {{angbr IPA|ɒ}} has its linear stroke on the left, whereas Latin alpha a {{angbr IPA|ɑ}} (for its unrounded counterpart) has its linear stroke on the right.

Features

Occurrence

class="wikitable" style="clear: both;" ! colspan="2" \| Language !! Word !! IPA!! Meaning !! Notes
Afrikaans	Standard{{sfnp\|Wissing\|2016\|loc=section "The unrounded low-central vowel {{IPA\|/a/}}"}}	{{lang\|af\|daar\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[dɒːr]}}	'there'	Fully back. Used by some speakers, particularly young female speakers of northern accents. Other speakers use an unrounded vowel {{IPA\|[{{IPAplink\|ɑː}} ~ {{IPAplink\|ɑ\|ɑ̟ː}}]}}.{{sfnp\|Wissing\|2016\|loc=section "The unrounded low-central vowel {{IPA\|/a/}}"}} See Afrikaans phonology
colspan="2" \| Assamese	{{lang\|as\|কৰ}} / kor	{{IPA\|[kɒ̹ɹ]}}	'to do'	An "over-rounded" {{IPA\|[ɒ̹]}}, with rounding as strong as that for {{IPA\|[u]}}.{{sfnp\|Ladefoged\|Maddieson\|1996\|pp=293–294}} May also be transcribed [ɔ].
Bulgarian	Some Rhodopean dialects	{{lang\|bg\|мъж}}/măž	{{IPA\|[ˈmɒʃʲ]}}	'man'	Found as the unification of the Proto-Slavic ǫ, ę, ъ and ь. Standard Bulgarian has /{{IPAlink\|ɤ̞}}/ for ǫ and ъ and /{{IPAlink\|ɛ}}/ for ę and ь.
rowspan="4" \| Catalan	Majorcan{{sfnp\|Recasens\|1996\|pp=81, 130–131}}{{sfnp\|Rafel\|1999\|p=14}}	rowspan="3" \| {{lang\|ca\|dones\|italic=yes}}	rowspan="2" \| {{IPA\|[ˈd̪ɔ̞nəs]}}	rowspan="3" \| 'women'	rowspan="3"\| Main realization of {{IPA\|/ɔ/}} (also represented as {{IPA\|/ɒ/}}). May be unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑ}} in Majorcan and some Southern Valencian dialects. See Catalan phonology
Menorcan{{sfnp\|Recasens\|1996\|pp=81, 130–131}}{{sfnp\|Rafel\|1999\|p=14}}
Valencian{{sfnp\|Recasens\|1996\|pp=81, 130–131}}{{sfnp\|Rafel\|1999\|p=14}}	{{IPA\|[ˈd̪ɔ̞nes]}}
Some Valencian speakers{{sfnp\|Saborit\|2009\|pp=25–26}}	{{lang\|ca\|taula\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ˈt̪ɑ̟wɫɔ̞̈]}}	'table'	Can be realized as unrounded ({{IPA\|[ʌ̞̈]}}).
rowspan="3" \| Dutch	Leiden{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=131}}	rowspan="2" \| {{lang\|nl\|bad\|italic=yes}}	rowspan="2" \| {{IPA\|[bɒ̝t]}}	rowspan="2" \| 'bath'	rowspan="2" \| Near-open fully back; may be unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑ\|ɑ̝}} instead.{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=131}} It corresponds to {{IPAblink\|ɑ}} in standard Dutch.
Rotterdam{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=131}}
Some dialects{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=132}}	{{Lang\|nl\|bot\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[bɒt]}}	'bone'	Some non-Randstad dialects,{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=132}} for example those of Den Bosch and Groningen. It is open-mid {{IPAblink\|ɔ}} in standard Dutch.
rowspan="9" \| English	South African{{sfnp\|Lass\|2002\|p=115}}	rowspan="4" \| not	{{IPA\|[nɒ̜̈t]}}	rowspan="4" \| 'not'	Near-back and weakly rounded.{{sfnp\|Lass\|2002\|p=115}} Some younger speakers of the General variety may actually have a higher and fully unrounded vowel {{IPAblink\|ʌ\|ʌ̈}}.{{sfnp\|Lass\|2002\|p=115}} See South African English phonology
Conservative Received Pronunciation{{sfnp\|Roach\|2004\|p=242}}	rowspan="3" \| {{IPA\|[nɒt]}}	Somewhat raised. Contemporary RP speakers pronounce a closer vowel {{IPAblink\|ɔ}}. It is proposed that the {{IPAslink\|ɒ}} vowel of Conservative RP, which is normally described as a rounded vowel, is pronounced by some speakers without rounded lips for whom the characteristic quality is rather one of sulcality.{{Cite book\|last=Lass\|first=Roger\|title=Phonology: an introduction to basic concepts\|year=1984\|pages=124}} See English phonology
Northern English{{sfnp\|Lodge\|2009\|p=163}}	May be somewhat raised and fronted.{{sfnp\|Lodge\|2009\|p=163}}
rowspan="2" \| Canadian{{sfnp\|Boberg\|2004\|p=359}}	rowspan="2" \| Lot and thought have the same vowel in Canadian English; see cot–caught merger.
rowspan="5" \|thought \| rowspan="3" \|{{Audio-IPA\|En-us-thought.ogg\|[θɒt]}} \| rowspan="5" \|'thought'
General American \|Vowel /ɔ(:)/ is lowered (phonetic realization of /ɔ(:)/ is much lower in GA than in RP). However, "Short o" before r before a vowel (a short o sound followed by r and then another vowel, as in orange, forest, moral, and warrant) is realized as [oɹ~ɔɹ].
Inland Northern American{{citation \|author=W. Labov, S. Ash and C. Boberg\|year=1997\|title=A national map of the regional dialects of American English\|publisher=Department of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania\|url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/NationalMap/NationalMap.html\|access-date=May 27, 2013}}	See Northern cities vowel shift
Indian{{sfnp\|Sailaja\|2009\|pp=24–25}} \|{{IPA\|[t̪ʰɒʈ]}}	{{IPA\|/ɒ/}} and {{IPA\|/ɔː/}} differ entirely by length in Indian English.
Welsh{{sfnp\|Connolly\|1990\|p=125}}{{sfnp\|Tench\|1990\|p=135}}	{{IPA\|[θɒːt]}}	Open-mid in Cardiff; may merge with {{IPAslink\|oː}} in northern dialects.
rowspan="2" \| German	Many speakers{{sfnp\|Dudenredaktion\|Kleiner\|Knöbl\|2015\|p=38}}	{{lang\|de\|Gourmand\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ɡ̊ʊʁˈmɒ̃ː]}}	'gourmand'	Nasalized; common phonetic realization of {{IPAslink\|ɑ\|ɑ̃ː}}.{{sfnp\|Dudenredaktion\|Kleiner\|Knöbl\|2015\|p=38}} See Standard German phonology
Many Swiss dialects{{sfnp\|Krech et al.\|2009\|p=263}}	{{lang\|gsw\|maane\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ˈmɒːnə]}}	'remind'	The example word is from the Zurich dialect, in which {{IPA\|[ɒː]}} is in free variation with the unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑː}}.{{sfnp\|Fleischer\|Schmid\|2006\|p=248}}
Hungarian	Standard{{sfnp\|Szende\|1994\|p=92}}	{{Lang\|hu\|magyar\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ˈmɒ̜̽ɟɒ̜̽r]}}	'Hungarian'	Somewhat fronted and raised, with only slight rounding; sometimes transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}. Unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑ}} in some dialects.{{sfnp\|Vago\|1980\|p=1}} See Hungarian phonology
colspan="2" \| Ibibio{{sfnp\|Urua\|2004\|p=106}}	dọ	{{IPA\|[dɒ̝́]}}	'marry'	Near-open;{{sfnp\|Urua\|2004\|p=106}} typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}.
Irish	Ulster{{sfnp\|Ní Chasaide\|1999\|p=114}}	{{lang\|ga\|ólann}}	{{IPA\|[ɒ̝ːɫ̪ən̪ˠ]}}	'(he) drinks'	Near-open;{{sfnp\|Ní Chasaide\|1999\|p=114}} may be transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔː}}.
colspan="2" \| Istro-Romanian{{sfnp\|Pop\|1938\|p=29}}	{{lang\|ruo\|cåp}}	{{IPA\|[kɒp]}}	'head'	See Istro-Romanian pronunciation (in Romanian).
Jeju{{Cite book \|last=Yang \|first=Changyong \|title=Jejueo: the language of Korea's Jeju Island \|last2=Yang \|first2=Sejung \|last3=O'Grady \|first3=William \|date=2020 \|publisher=University of Hawaiʻi Press \|isbn=978-0-8248-7443-8 \|location=Honolulu}} \| \|{{lang\|jje\|ᄒᆞ나}} haona \|{{IPA\|[hɒna]}} \|'one' \|See Jeju phonology
colspan="2" \| Lehali{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|p=194}}	{{lang\|tql\|dön̄\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ⁿdɒ̝ŋ]}}	'yam'	Raised vowel, being the back rounded counterpart of {{IPAslink\|æ}} in a symmetrical vowel inventory.{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|p=194}}
colspan="2" \| Lemerig{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|pp=195, 208}}	{{lang\|lrz\|‘ān̄sār\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ʔɒ̝ŋsɒ̝r]}}	'person'	Raised vowel, being the back rounded counterpart of {{IPAslink\|æ}} in a symmetrical vowel inventory.{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|pp=195, 208}}
Limburgish	Maastrichtian{{sfnp\|Gussenhoven\|Aarts\|1999\|pp=158–159}}	{{lang\|li\|plaots\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[plɒ̝ːts]}}	'place'	Near-open fully back; typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔː}}.{{sfnp\|Gussenhoven\|Aarts\|1999\|pp=158–159}} Corresponds to {{IPAblink\|ɔː}} in other dialects.
Malay \|Kedah \|tua \|{{IPA\|[tu.ɒ]}} \|'old' \|Northern Kedah subdialect/dialect. Allophone of {{IPA\|/a/}} in word-final position in open-ended words and close-ended words that end with a glottal stop {{IPA\|/ʔ/}} or a glottal fricative {{IPA\|/h/}}.
Mansi \|Central/Northern \|ам \|[ɒm] \|'me' \|The pronunciation of 'a' sometimes varies between /ɒ/ and /o/.
Neapolitan{{cite web \|title=Vastesi Language - Vastesi in the World \|url=http://vastesiworld.org/culture/vastesi-language/ \|access-date=21 November 2016 \|website=Vastesi in the World}} \|Vastese \|{{lang\|nap\|uâʃtə}} \|{{IPA\|[uˈwɒʃtə]}} \|'Vasto' \|
rowspan="2" \| Norwegian	Urban East{{sfnp\|Vanvik\|1979\|pp=13, 17}}{{sfnp\|Kvifte\|Gude-Husken\|2005\|p=2}}	{{lang\|no\|topp\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[tʰɒ̝pː]}}	'top'	Near-open,{{sfnp\|Vanvik\|1979\|pp=13, 17}}{{sfnp\|Kvifte\|Gude-Husken\|2005\|p=2}} also described as close-mid back {{IPAblink\|o}}.{{sfnp\|Kristoffersen\|2000\|pp=16–17}} Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}. See Norwegian phonology
Dialects along the Swedish border{{sfnp\|Popperwell\|2010\|p=23}}	{{lang\|no\|hat\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[hɒ̜ːt]}}	'hate'	Weakly rounded and fully back.{{sfnp\|Popperwell\|2010\|p=23}} See Norwegian phonology
colspan="2" \|Persian \| {{lang\|fa\|ف‍‍ارسی}} fârsi \| {{IPA\|[fɒːɾˈsiː]}} \| 'Persian' \|
Brazilian Portuguese \| Carioca \| {{lang\|pt\|ova}} \| {{IPA\|[ˈɒːva]}} \| 'fish roe' \| Allophone of {{IPA\|/ɔ/}}. See Portuguese phonology
Slovak	Some speakers{{sfnp\|Kráľ\|1988\|p=54}}	{{lang\|sk\|a\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ɒ]}}	'and'	Under Hungarian influence, some speakers realize the short {{IPA\|/a/}} as rounded.{{sfnp\|Kráľ\|1988\|p=54}} See Slovak phonology
rowspan="2" \| Swedish	Central Standard{{sfnp\|Engstrand\|1999\|pp=140–141}}{{sfnp\|Riad\|2014\|pp=35–36}}	rowspan="2" \| {{lang\|sv\|jаg\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[jɒ̝ːɡ]}}	rowspan="2" \| 'I'	Near-open fully back weakly rounded vowel.{{sfnp\|Engstrand\|1999\|pp=140–141}} Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɑː}}. See Swedish phonology
Gothenburg{{sfnp\|Riad\|2014\|pp=35–36}}	{{IPA\|[jɒːɡ]}}	More rounded than in Central Standard Swedish.{{sfnp\|Riad\|2014\|pp=35–36}}
Uzbek	Standard{{cite book\|last1=Sjoberg\|first1=Andrée F.\|title=Uzbek Structural Grammar\|series=Uralic and Altaic Series \|volume=18\|date=1963\|publisher=Indiana University\|location=Bloomington\|pages=17}}	{{Lang\|uz\|choy\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[t͡ʃɒj]}}	'tea'
colspan="2" \|Yoruba{{sfnp\|Bamgboṣe\|1966\|p=166}}	{{lang\|yo\|itọju}}	{{IPA\|[itɒ̝ju]}}	'care'	Near-open; most often transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}.

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{{citation

|last=Boberg

|first=Charles

|author-link=Charles Boberg

|editor-last=Schneider

|editor-first=Edgar W.

|editor2-last=Burridge

|editor2-first=Kate

|editor3-last=Kortmann

|editor3-first=Bernd

|editor4-last=Mesthrie

|editor4-first=Rajend

|editor5-last=Upton

|editor5-first=Clive

|year=2004

|title=A handbook of varieties of English

|chapter=English in Canada: phonology

|volume=1: Phonology

|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter

|pages=359

|isbn=978-3-11-017532-5

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class="wikitable" style="clear: both;" ! colspan="2" \| Language !! Word !! IPA!! Meaning !! Notes
Afrikaans	Standard{{sfnp\|Wissing\|2016\|loc=section "The unrounded low-central vowel {{IPA\|/a/}}"}}	{{lang\|af\|daar\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[dɒːr]}}	'there'	Fully back. Used by some speakers, particularly young female speakers of northern accents. Other speakers use an unrounded vowel {{IPA\|[{{IPAplink\|ɑː}} ~ {{IPAplink\|ɑ\|ɑ̟ː}}]}}.{{sfnp\|Wissing\|2016\|loc=section "The unrounded low-central vowel {{IPA\|/a/}}"}} See Afrikaans phonology
colspan="2" \| Assamese	{{lang\|as\|কৰ}} / kor	{{IPA\|[kɒ̹ɹ]}}	'to do'	An "over-rounded" {{IPA\|[ɒ̹]}}, with rounding as strong as that for {{IPA\|[u]}}.{{sfnp\|Ladefoged\|Maddieson\|1996\|pp=293–294}} May also be transcribed [ɔ].
Bulgarian	Some Rhodopean dialects	{{lang\|bg\|мъж}}/măž	{{IPA\|[ˈmɒʃʲ]}}	'man'	Found as the unification of the Proto-Slavic ǫ, ę, ъ and ь. Standard Bulgarian has /{{IPAlink\|ɤ̞}}/ for ǫ and ъ and /{{IPAlink\|ɛ}}/ for ę and ь.
rowspan="4" \| Catalan	Majorcan{{sfnp\|Recasens\|1996\|pp=81, 130–131}}{{sfnp\|Rafel\|1999\|p=14}}	rowspan="3" \| {{lang\|ca\|dones\|italic=yes}}	rowspan="2" \| {{IPA\|[ˈd̪ɔ̞nəs]}}	rowspan="3" \| 'women'	rowspan="3"\| Main realization of {{IPA\|/ɔ/}} (also represented as {{IPA\|/ɒ/}}). May be unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑ}} in Majorcan and some Southern Valencian dialects. See Catalan phonology
Menorcan{{sfnp\|Recasens\|1996\|pp=81, 130–131}}{{sfnp\|Rafel\|1999\|p=14}}
Valencian{{sfnp\|Recasens\|1996\|pp=81, 130–131}}{{sfnp\|Rafel\|1999\|p=14}}	{{IPA\|[ˈd̪ɔ̞nes]}}
Some Valencian speakers{{sfnp\|Saborit\|2009\|pp=25–26}}	{{lang\|ca\|taula\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ˈt̪ɑ̟wɫɔ̞̈]}}	'table'	Can be realized as unrounded ({{IPA\|[ʌ̞̈]}}).
rowspan="3" \| Dutch	Leiden{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=131}}	rowspan="2" \| {{lang\|nl\|bad\|italic=yes}}	rowspan="2" \| {{IPA\|[bɒ̝t]}}	rowspan="2" \| 'bath'	rowspan="2" \| Near-open fully back; may be unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑ\|ɑ̝}} instead.{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=131}} It corresponds to {{IPAblink\|ɑ}} in standard Dutch.
Rotterdam{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=131}}
Some dialects{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=132}}	{{Lang\|nl\|bot\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[bɒt]}}	'bone'	Some non-Randstad dialects,{{sfnp\|Collins\|Mees\|2003\|p=132}} for example those of Den Bosch and Groningen. It is open-mid {{IPAblink\|ɔ}} in standard Dutch.
rowspan="9" \| English	South African{{sfnp\|Lass\|2002\|p=115}}	rowspan="4" \| not	{{IPA\|[nɒ̜̈t]}}	rowspan="4" \| 'not'	Near-back and weakly rounded.{{sfnp\|Lass\|2002\|p=115}} Some younger speakers of the General variety may actually have a higher and fully unrounded vowel {{IPAblink\|ʌ\|ʌ̈}}.{{sfnp\|Lass\|2002\|p=115}} See South African English phonology
Conservative Received Pronunciation{{sfnp\|Roach\|2004\|p=242}}	rowspan="3" \| {{IPA\|[nɒt]}}	Somewhat raised. Contemporary RP speakers pronounce a closer vowel {{IPAblink\|ɔ}}. It is proposed that the {{IPAslink\|ɒ}} vowel of Conservative RP, which is normally described as a rounded vowel, is pronounced by some speakers without rounded lips for whom the characteristic quality is rather one of sulcality.{{Cite book\|last=Lass\|first=Roger\|title=Phonology: an introduction to basic concepts\|year=1984\|pages=124}} See English phonology
Northern English{{sfnp\|Lodge\|2009\|p=163}}	May be somewhat raised and fronted.{{sfnp\|Lodge\|2009\|p=163}}
rowspan="2" \| Canadian{{sfnp\|Boberg\|2004\|p=359}}	rowspan="2" \| Lot and thought have the same vowel in Canadian English; see cot–caught merger.
rowspan="5" \|thought \| rowspan="3" \|{{Audio-IPA\|En-us-thought.ogg\|[θɒt]}} \| rowspan="5" \|'thought'
General American \|Vowel /ɔ(:)/ is lowered (phonetic realization of /ɔ(:)/ is much lower in GA than in RP). However, "Short o" before r before a vowel (a short o sound followed by r and then another vowel, as in orange, forest, moral, and warrant) is realized as [oɹ~ɔɹ].
Inland Northern American{{citation \|author=W. Labov, S. Ash and C. Boberg\|year=1997\|title=A national map of the regional dialects of American English\|publisher=Department of Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania\|url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/NationalMap/NationalMap.html\|access-date=May 27, 2013}}	See Northern cities vowel shift
Indian{{sfnp\|Sailaja\|2009\|pp=24–25}} \|{{IPA\|[t̪ʰɒʈ]}}	{{IPA\|/ɒ/}} and {{IPA\|/ɔː/}} differ entirely by length in Indian English.
Welsh{{sfnp\|Connolly\|1990\|p=125}}{{sfnp\|Tench\|1990\|p=135}}	{{IPA\|[θɒːt]}}	Open-mid in Cardiff; may merge with {{IPAslink\|oː}} in northern dialects.
rowspan="2" \| German	Many speakers{{sfnp\|Dudenredaktion\|Kleiner\|Knöbl\|2015\|p=38}}	{{lang\|de\|Gourmand\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ɡ̊ʊʁˈmɒ̃ː]}}	'gourmand'	Nasalized; common phonetic realization of {{IPAslink\|ɑ\|ɑ̃ː}}.{{sfnp\|Dudenredaktion\|Kleiner\|Knöbl\|2015\|p=38}} See Standard German phonology
Many Swiss dialects{{sfnp\|Krech et al.\|2009\|p=263}}	{{lang\|gsw\|maane\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ˈmɒːnə]}}	'remind'	The example word is from the Zurich dialect, in which {{IPA\|[ɒː]}} is in free variation with the unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑː}}.{{sfnp\|Fleischer\|Schmid\|2006\|p=248}}
Hungarian	Standard{{sfnp\|Szende\|1994\|p=92}}	{{Lang\|hu\|magyar\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ˈmɒ̜̽ɟɒ̜̽r]}}	'Hungarian'	Somewhat fronted and raised, with only slight rounding; sometimes transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}. Unrounded {{IPAblink\|ɑ}} in some dialects.{{sfnp\|Vago\|1980\|p=1}} See Hungarian phonology
colspan="2" \| Ibibio{{sfnp\|Urua\|2004\|p=106}}	dọ	{{IPA\|[dɒ̝́]}}	'marry'	Near-open;{{sfnp\|Urua\|2004\|p=106}} typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}.
Irish	Ulster{{sfnp\|Ní Chasaide\|1999\|p=114}}	{{lang\|ga\|ólann}}	{{IPA\|[ɒ̝ːɫ̪ən̪ˠ]}}	'(he) drinks'	Near-open;{{sfnp\|Ní Chasaide\|1999\|p=114}} may be transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔː}}.
colspan="2" \| Istro-Romanian{{sfnp\|Pop\|1938\|p=29}}	{{lang\|ruo\|cåp}}	{{IPA\|[kɒp]}}	'head'	See Istro-Romanian pronunciation (in Romanian).
Jeju{{Cite book \|last=Yang \|first=Changyong \|title=Jejueo: the language of Korea's Jeju Island \|last2=Yang \|first2=Sejung \|last3=O'Grady \|first3=William \|date=2020 \|publisher=University of Hawaiʻi Press \|isbn=978-0-8248-7443-8 \|location=Honolulu}} \| \|{{lang\|jje\|ᄒᆞ나}} haona \|{{IPA\|[hɒna]}} \|'one' \|See Jeju phonology
colspan="2" \| Lehali{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|p=194}}	{{lang\|tql\|dön̄\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ⁿdɒ̝ŋ]}}	'yam'	Raised vowel, being the back rounded counterpart of {{IPAslink\|æ}} in a symmetrical vowel inventory.{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|p=194}}
colspan="2" \| Lemerig{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|pp=195, 208}}	{{lang\|lrz\|‘ān̄sār\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ʔɒ̝ŋsɒ̝r]}}	'person'	Raised vowel, being the back rounded counterpart of {{IPAslink\|æ}} in a symmetrical vowel inventory.{{sfnp\|François\|2011\|pp=195, 208}}
Limburgish	Maastrichtian{{sfnp\|Gussenhoven\|Aarts\|1999\|pp=158–159}}	{{lang\|li\|plaots\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[plɒ̝ːts]}}	'place'	Near-open fully back; typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔː}}.{{sfnp\|Gussenhoven\|Aarts\|1999\|pp=158–159}} Corresponds to {{IPAblink\|ɔː}} in other dialects.
Malay \|Kedah \|tua \|{{IPA\|[tu.ɒ]}} \|'old' \|Northern Kedah subdialect/dialect. Allophone of {{IPA\|/a/}} in word-final position in open-ended words and close-ended words that end with a glottal stop {{IPA\|/ʔ/}} or a glottal fricative {{IPA\|/h/}}.
Mansi \|Central/Northern \|ам \|[ɒm] \|'me' \|The pronunciation of 'a' sometimes varies between /ɒ/ and /o/.
Neapolitan{{cite web \|title=Vastesi Language - Vastesi in the World \|url=http://vastesiworld.org/culture/vastesi-language/ \|access-date=21 November 2016 \|website=Vastesi in the World}} \|Vastese \|{{lang\|nap\|uâʃtə}} \|{{IPA\|[uˈwɒʃtə]}} \|'Vasto' \|
rowspan="2" \| Norwegian	Urban East{{sfnp\|Vanvik\|1979\|pp=13, 17}}{{sfnp\|Kvifte\|Gude-Husken\|2005\|p=2}}	{{lang\|no\|topp\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[tʰɒ̝pː]}}	'top'	Near-open,{{sfnp\|Vanvik\|1979\|pp=13, 17}}{{sfnp\|Kvifte\|Gude-Husken\|2005\|p=2}} also described as close-mid back {{IPAblink\|o}}.{{sfnp\|Kristoffersen\|2000\|pp=16–17}} Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}. See Norwegian phonology
Dialects along the Swedish border{{sfnp\|Popperwell\|2010\|p=23}}	{{lang\|no\|hat\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[hɒ̜ːt]}}	'hate'	Weakly rounded and fully back.{{sfnp\|Popperwell\|2010\|p=23}} See Norwegian phonology
colspan="2" \|Persian \| {{lang\|fa\|ف‍‍ارسی}} fârsi \| {{IPA\|[fɒːɾˈsiː]}} \| 'Persian' \|
Brazilian Portuguese \| Carioca \| {{lang\|pt\|ova}} \| {{IPA\|[ˈɒːva]}} \| 'fish roe' \| Allophone of {{IPA\|/ɔ/}}. See Portuguese phonology
Slovak	Some speakers{{sfnp\|Kráľ\|1988\|p=54}}	{{lang\|sk\|a\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[ɒ]}}	'and'	Under Hungarian influence, some speakers realize the short {{IPA\|/a/}} as rounded.{{sfnp\|Kráľ\|1988\|p=54}} See Slovak phonology
rowspan="2" \| Swedish	Central Standard{{sfnp\|Engstrand\|1999\|pp=140–141}}{{sfnp\|Riad\|2014\|pp=35–36}}	rowspan="2" \| {{lang\|sv\|jаg\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[jɒ̝ːɡ]}}	rowspan="2" \| 'I'	Near-open fully back weakly rounded vowel.{{sfnp\|Engstrand\|1999\|pp=140–141}} Typically transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɑː}}. See Swedish phonology
Gothenburg{{sfnp\|Riad\|2014\|pp=35–36}}	{{IPA\|[jɒːɡ]}}	More rounded than in Central Standard Swedish.{{sfnp\|Riad\|2014\|pp=35–36}}
Uzbek	Standard{{cite book\|last1=Sjoberg\|first1=Andrée F.\|title=Uzbek Structural Grammar\|series=Uralic and Altaic Series \|volume=18\|date=1963\|publisher=Indiana University\|location=Bloomington\|pages=17}}	{{Lang\|uz\|choy\|italic=yes}}	{{IPA\|[t͡ʃɒj]}}	'tea'
colspan="2" \|Yoruba{{sfnp\|Bamgboṣe\|1966\|p=166}}	{{lang\|yo\|itọju}}	{{IPA\|[itɒ̝ju]}}	'care'	Near-open; most often transcribed in IPA with {{angbr IPA\|ɔ}}.

open back rounded vowel

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