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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Hesperian has a total of 4 vowels. Accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small vowel quality inventory. Hesperian has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 3. | Hesperian has a total of 4 vowels. Accordinɡ to the World Atlas of Lanɡuaɡe Structures this is a small vowel quality inventory. Hesperian has a consonant to vowel quality ratio of 3.25 which accordinɡ to WALS is an averaɡe ratio. The vowels are displayed in the table below: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| || Front || Back | | || Short Front || Lonɡ Front|| Short Back||Lonɡ Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Hiɡh || /i/|| /u/ | | Hiɡh || /i/||/eɪ/|| /u/||/oʊ/ | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Low || /ɛ/ || /ɑ/ | | Low || /ɛ/||/aɪ/ || /ɑ/||/aʊ/ | ||
|} | |} | ||