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I don’t speak Swedish, but I found a sketch grammar (Andersson’s) which says that it’s [y]. Not sure if that’s correct or not though.
by bradrn 5y ago
I don’t speak Swedish, but I found a sketch grammar (Andersson’s) which says that it’s [y]. Not sure if that’s correct or not though.
- herewulf 5y agoUnsurprisingly there's some regional variation. Wikipedia says "Central Standard Swedish /ʉː/ is near-close near-front [ʏː]." Note that [y] and [ʏː] are not the same, but very close. Fascinating! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_phonology#Vowels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_phonology#Vowels