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===Consonants===
===Consonants===


Hesperian has a total of 14 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most strikinɡ features of the inventory are the lack of phonemic fricatives and the presence of a prestopped velar lateral approximant as the sole liquid. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Hesperian has a total of 14 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most strikinɡ features of the inventory are the absence of /p, ɡ/ amonɡ the plosives. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|  || Labial || Central Alveolar||Postalveolar||Dorsal || Glottal
|  || Labial || Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar||Velar||Palatovelar||Labiovelar|| Glottal
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| Voiceless Plosive |||| /t/|||| /k/ ||  
| Voiceless Plosive |||| /t/|||| /k/ || /kʲ/||/kʷ/||
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|Voiced Plosive||/b/||/d/||||||
|Voiced Plosive||/b/||/d/||||||||||
|-
|-
|Voiceless Affricate||||/ts/||//||||
|Voiceless Fricative||||/θ̠/||/ɬ/||/x/||/xʲ/||/xʷ/||
|-
|-
|Voiced Affricate||||/dz/||/dʒ/||||
|Voiced Fricative||/v/||/ð̠/||||||||||
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| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ |||| ||
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ |||| ||||||
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| Liquid ||  || || ||/{{IPA|ᶢʟ}}/||  
| Liquid ||  || ||/l/ |||| ||||
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|-
|Semivowel|| /w/||||||/j/||
|Semivowel|| ||||||||/j/||/w/||
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| Approximant ||  ||  |||| || /h/
| Approximant ||  ||  |||| || ||||/h/
|}
|}