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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 feature of the inventory is the lack 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 small inventory. The most strikinɡ features of the inventory are the lack of phonemic fricatives and the presence of a prestopped velar lateral approximanr as the sole liquid. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|  || Labial || Central Alveolar||Postalveolar||Dorsal || Glottal
|  || Labial || Central Alveolar||Postalveolar||Dorsal || Glottal
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| Voiceless Stop |||| /t/|||| /k/ ||  
| Voiceless Plosive |||| /t/|||| /k/ ||  
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|Voiced Stop||/b/||/d/||||||
|Voiced Plosive||/b/||/d/||||||
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|Voiceless Affricate||||/ts/||/tʃ/||||
|Voiceless Affricate||||/ts/||/tʃ/||||