Datapoint Bislama/ʊ - lowered high back rounded vowel

Crowley (2004: 16-17) says that the use of lax vowels corresponding to short vowels in the source language occurs in the speech of educated speakers. This needs more research; it may be regional and/or more widespread than his statement suggests.

Values

Exists only as a minor allophone

Example 23-213:
rusʊm
roast