CREATE TABLE table_59716 ("Initial-syllable open/semi-open unstressed vowels" TEXT, "17th c." TEXT, "American" TEXT, "British" TEXT, "Australian" TEXT, "Examples" TEXT)

What is American, when Initial-Syllable Open/Semi-Open Unstressed Vowels is 'y /a , /'?
SELECT "American" FROM table_59716 WHERE "Initial-syllable open/semi-open unstressed vowels" = 'y /aɪ, ɨ/'
SELECT "American" FROM "table_59716" WHERE "Initial-syllable open/semi-open unstressed vowels" = 'y /aɪ, ɨ/'