Most Vowels
Median 10
Average 11.3
Range 3–49
1
Danish
49
Indo-European ·Eurasia
2
!XU
46
Kxa ·Africa
3
PARAUK
43
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
4
Dan
40
Mande ·Africa
5
Dutch
36
Indo-European ·Eurasia
6
Apinaye
35
Nuclear-Macro-Je ·South America
7
Siraiki
35
Indo-European ·Eurasia
8
Breton
34
Indo-European ·Eurasia
9
Acehnese
34
Austronesian ·Eurasia
10
Italian
31
Indo-European ·Eurasia
11
Santali
31
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
12
Lwaa
31
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
13
Akan
30
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
14
Central Khmer
29
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
15
Shigatse Tibetan
29
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
16
Kashimiri
29
Indo-European ·Eurasia
17
Korean
28
Koreanic ·Eurasia
18
Portuguese (European)
28
Indo-European ·Eurasia
19
Dzongkha
26
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
20
Spanish
26
Indo-European ·Eurasia
21
Yuchi
26
Language isolate ·North America
22
Gujarati
25
Indo-European ·Eurasia
23
Taz Selkup
25
Uralic ·Eurasia
24
Maithili
25
Indo-European ·Eurasia
25
NYAH KUR
24
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
26
Pwo Karen
24
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
27
Andoke
24
Language isolate ·South America
28
IRISH
24
Indo-European ·Eurasia
29
Bamana
24
Mande ·Africa
30
Moore
24
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
31
Bengali
23
Indo-European ·Eurasia
32
Kabiyɛ
23
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
33
Hindi-Urdu
23
Indo-European ·Eurasia
34
Afrikaans
23
Indo-European ·Africa
35
Doayo
22
Atlantic-Congo ·Africa
36
Lakkia
22
Tai-Kadai ·Eurasia
37
Kurukh
22
Dravidian ·Eurasia
38
BRUU
22
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
39
Lahu
22
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
40
Telugu
21
Dravidian ·Eurasia
41
Lao
21
Tai-Kadai ·Eurasia
42
Bhumij
21
Austroasiatic ·Eurasia
43
Thai
21
Tai-Kadai ·Eurasia
44
Urdu
21
Indo-European ·Eurasia
45
Standard Chinese; Mandarin
21
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
46
Nepali
21
Indo-European ·Eurasia
47
Chinese
21
Sino-Tibetan ·Eurasia
48
English (New Zealand)
21
Indo-European ·Africa
49
Dogon
21
Dogon ·Africa
50
Epena
21
Chocoan ·South America