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


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:
Hyperborean has a total of 13 consonants which according to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The most striking features of the inventory, according to WALS, are an initial velar nasal, the presence of a lateral obstruent and the total lack of phomemic fricatives. The consonants are displayed in the table below:


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|Continuant||||/ɹ/||/l/||/h/†||/j/||/w/
|Continuant||||/ɹ/||/l/||/h/†||/j/||/w/
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|Nasal||/m/||/n/||||||||
|Nasal||/m/||/n/||||/ŋ/||||
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