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


Hesperian has a total of 14 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking features of the inventory are, according to WALS, the lack of /p, ɡ/, the absence of phonemic fricatives and the presence of lateral obstruents. The consonants are displayed in the table below:
Hesperian has a total of 10 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory is the absence of phonemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|  || Labial ||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar||Palatal|| Plain Velar||Labialised Velar|| Glottal
|  || Bilabial ||Alveolar||Palatal||Velar
|-
|-
| Voiceless Stop ||  || /t/ ||//||/cç/†||/k/ ||/kʷ/||
| Voiceless Stop || /p/ || /t/ ||/cç/†||/k/
|-
|-
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/ ||//||/ɟʝ/†||  ||||
| Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/ ||/ɟʝ/||/ɡ/
|-
|-
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ |||| |||| ||
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ |||| ||
|-
|
| Semivowel || || || ||/j/|| ||/w/||
|-
| Transition||  ||  |||| |||||| /h/
|}
|}