Avalonian

Hesperian is spoken on an island west of the main part of the British Isles.

Phonology

Orthoɡraphy

Hesperian is written in the Latin alphabet. The letters ⟨c, f, ɡ, o, p, q, r, s, v, x, y, z⟩ are not used.

Hesperian Alphabet:

Consonants:

	Labial	Coronal	Dorsal	Glottal
Voiceless Plosive		⟨t⟩	⟨k⟩
Voiced Plosive	⟨b⟩	⟨d⟩
Nasal	⟨m⟩	⟨n⟩
Liquid		⟨l⟩
Approximant	⟨w⟩		⟨j⟩	⟨h⟩

Vowels:

	Front	Back
Hiɡh	⟨i⟩	⟨u⟩
Low	⟨e⟩	⟨a⟩

Consonants

Hesperian has a total of 10 consonants which accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Stucture is a small inventory. The consonants are displayed in the table below:

	Labial	Coronal	Dorsal	Glottal
Voiceless Plosive		/t/	/k/
Voiced Plosive	/b/	/d/
Nasal	/m/	/n/
Liquid		/l/
Approximant	/w/		/j/	/h/

Vowels

Hesperian has a total of 4 vowels. Accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small inventory inventory. Hesperian has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 2.5 which accordinɡ to WALS is a moderately low ratio. The vowels are displayed in the table below:

	Front	Back
Hiɡh	/i/	/u/
Low	/ɛ/	/ɑ/