The short monophthongs

KIT

KIT is ‘split’ between the realizations [ɪ] and  in General, and [i] and  to [ə] in Broad. The split is an allophonic variation, with the fronter realization occurring in velar and palatal environments, and the more central one occurring elsewhere. Cultivated WSAfE lacks this split, but KIT is a reliable sociolinguistic marker for White South African English in general. Before [Ɨ], the vowel may be as far back as [ɪ].