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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Hesperian has a total of | Hesperian has a total of 11 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 || Glottal | | || Labial || Coronal || Dorsal ||Uvular|| Glottal | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Voiceless | | Voiceless Stop || || /t/ || /k/ || /q{{IPA|ꭓ}}/|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Voiced | | Voiced Stop || /b/ || /d/ || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Nasal || /m/ || /n/ || || | | Nasal || /m/ || /n/ || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Liquid || || /l/ || || | | Liquid || || /l/ || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Semivowel || /w/|| || /j/ || | | Semivowel || /w/|| || /j/ || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Approximant|| || || || /h/ | | Approximant|| || || |||| /h/ | ||
|} | |} | ||