/>i/ as in "boy"

Classification: Diphthong - Mid Back to Mid Front Vowel

Notes: The diphthong, />i/ is easily confused with /aI/. However, />i/ has a nucleus around 700 Hz, which is typically lower than /aI/.

A typical />i/ may look like:


Speaker: Andrew Cronk
Word: the />i/ section of the word "hoy"


Speaker: Andrew Cronk
Word: "toil"

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