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Hesperian has a total of 8 vowels. It has 4 vowel qualities. According to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small vowel quality inventory. Hesperian has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of | Hesperian has a total of 8 vowels. It has 4 vowel qualities. According to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small vowel quality inventory. Hesperian has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 4.00 which according to WALS is an average ratio. Despite the long vowels beinɡ phonetically diphthongs they are phonologically long vowels. The vowels are displayed in the table below: | ||
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