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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Hyperborean has a total of | Hyperborean has a total of 12 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking feature of the inventory, according to WALS, is the total lack of phonemic fricatives and the presence of a lateral obstruent. The consonants are displayed in the table below: | ||
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| || Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar||Plain Velar||Palatalised Velar||Labialised Velar | | || Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar||Plain Velar||Palatalised Velar||Labialised Velar | ||
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| Stop||/t/||||/k/||/kʲ/||/kʷ/ | | Stop||/t/||/tɬ/||/k/||/kʲ/||/kʷ/ | ||
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|Continuant||/ɹ/||||/h/†||/j/||/w/ | |Continuant||/ɹ/||/l/||/h/†||/j/||/w/ | ||
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|Nasal||/n/|| | |Nasal||/n/||||||||/m/‡ | ||
|} | |} | ||
† While not phonetically a plain velar, /h/ patterns phonologically as one | † While not phonetically a plain velar, /h/ patterns phonologically as one | ||
‡ | ‡ While not phonetically a labialised velar, /m/ patterns phonologically as one | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||