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


Hesperian has a total of 12 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a moderately small inventory. The most strikinɡ features of the inventory are, accordinɡ to WALS, the lack of /p, ɡ/ and the absence of phonemic fricatives. 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 moderately small inventory. The most strikinɡ features of the inventory are, accordinɡ to WALS, the lack of /p, ɡ/ and the absence of phonemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|  || Labial ||Coronal|| Dorsal ||Uvular|| Glottal
|  || Labial ||Alveolar||Postalveolar|| Dorsal ||Uvular|| Glottal
|-
|-
| Voiceless Stop ||  || /t/ ||/k/ || /q{{IPA|ꭓ}}/||
| Voiceless Stop ||  || /t/ ||/tʃ/||/k/ || /q{{IPA|ꭓ}}/||
|-
|-
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/ ||  || ||
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/ ||/dʒ/||  || ||
|-
|-
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ || || ||
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ || |||| ||
|-
|-
| Liquid ||  || /l/ |||| /ʁ̞/||
| Liquid ||  || /l/ |||| ||/ʁ̞/||
|-
|-
| Semivowel || /w/|| || /j/ || ||
| Semivowel || /w/|| |||| /j/ || ||
|-
|-
| Approximant||  ||  || |||| /h/
| Approximant||  ||  |||| |||| /h/
|}
|}