ɪɾ ɪz ɔːɹ wʌz jˈuːzd æz ɐ ɡɹˈæfiːm ɪn sˌʌm lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌv vˌænjuːˈɑːɾuː, sˈʌtʃ ɐz nˈɔːɹθ ˈɛfeɪt, sˈaʊθ ˈɛfeɪt ænd nˌæmɐkjˈʊɹɹə, tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ɐ sˈaʊnd .
It is or was used as a grapheme in some languages of Vanuatu, such as North Efate, South Efate and Namakura, to represent a sound .