| Consonant Inventories / Syllable Structure | Number of languages | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Small / Simple | 7 | |
|
Small / Moderately complex | 10 | |
|
Small / Complex | 4 | |
|
Moderately small / Simple | 6 | |
|
Moderately small / Moderately complex | 26 | |
|
Moderately small / Complex | 9 | |
|
Average / Simple | 4 | |
|
Average / Moderately complex | 27 | |
|
Average / Complex | 17 | |
|
Moderately large / Simple | 3 | |
|
Moderately large / Moderately complex | 13 | |
|
Moderately large / Complex | 14 | |
|
Large / Simple | 2 | |
|
Large / Moderately complex | 3 | |
|
Large / Complex | 9 |