Dess vokalbaksida är framtill , vilket innebär att tungan är placerad framåt i munnen utan att skapa en förträngning som skulle klassificeras som en konsonant .
Den är orundad , vilket betyder att läpparna inte är rundade.
Stressad vokal kan vara lägre [ æ ] . Förekomsten och användningen av andra obetonade ⟨e⟩-allofoner, såsom [ e̞ e ɪ i ɨ ] , varierar beroende på dialekt.
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