Largest Phoneme Inventories
Median 36
Average 37.6
Range 11–141
1
!XU
141
Kxa ·Africa
2
Hindi-Urdu
94
Indo-European ·Eurasia
3
Dan
92
Mande ·Africa
4
ARCHI
91
Nakh-Daghestanian ·Eurasia
5
Xhosa
84
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
6
Siraiki
83
Indo-European ·Eurasia
7
Moroccan Arabic
78
Afro-Asiatic ·Africa
8
PARAUK
77
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
9
Nepali
74
Indo-European ·Eurasia
10
Tashlhiyt Berber
74
Afro-Asiatic ·Africa
11
Punjabi
73
Indo-European ·Eurasia
12
Bengali
72
Indo-European ·Eurasia
13
Italian
70
Indo-European ·Eurasia
14
Lak
69
Nakh-Daghestanian ·Eurasia
15
IRISH
69
Indo-European ·Eurasia
16
Danish
69
Indo-European ·Eurasia
17
Amharic
68
Afro-Asiatic ·Africa
18
Kurukh
68
Dravidian ·Eurasia
19
Telugu
68
Dravidian ·Eurasia
20
Egyptian Arabic
67
Afro-Asiatic ·Africa
21
Breton
66
Indo-European ·Eurasia
22
Tigrinya
66
Afro-Asiatic ·Africa
23
Hungarian
65
Uralic ·Eurasia
24
Igbo
65
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
25
Sandawe
64
Language isolate ·Africa
26
Sindhi
64
Indo-European ·Eurasia
27
RUTUL
64
Nakh-Daghestanian ·Eurasia
28
Yuchi
64
Language isolate ·North America
29
Avar
64
Nakh-Daghestanian ·Eurasia
30
Kabardian
63
Abkhaz-Adyge ·Eurasia
31
Mazahua
63
Otomanguean ·North America
32
Kadugli (Miri)
63
Kadugli-Krongo ·Africa
33
HADZA
62
Language isolate ·Africa
34
Chipewyan
61
Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit ·North America
35
Akan
60
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
36
Gujarati
60
Indo-European ·Eurasia
37
Lithuanian
60
Indo-European ·Eurasia
38
Lwaa
59
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
39
DAHALO
59
Afro-Asiatic ·Africa
40
Nara
59
Language isolate ·Africa
41
Burushaski
59
Language isolate ·Eurasia
42
Lakkia
59
Tai-Kadai ·Eurasia
43
Dzongkha
58
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
44
Bamana
58
Mande ·Africa
45
Otomi
58
Otomanguean ·North America
46
Dutch
58
Indo-European ·Eurasia
47
Urdu
58
Indo-European ·Eurasia
48
fulfulde (NGA)
57
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
49
Santali
57
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
50
Daur
57
Mongolic-Khitan ·Eurasia