On 2012-05-16, Philippe Verdy <[email protected]> wrote: > The ring below is used in IPA but only under consonnants to make them > voiceless. I don't know its usage under a vowel.
Err, it makes them voiceless. E.g., in Japanese, "Satsuki" is [satsɯ̥ki]. -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

