Wals Noellen Sets 1 5 -

: The most frequent inventory size is five (the "Average" category), which is remarkably stable across unrelated language families. Feature 3: Consonant-Vowel Ratio

WALS Noellen Sets 1–5 demonstrate that even small, targeted samples capture robust typological diversity. The five sets illustrate how phonology, syntax, and morphology are non‑randomly distributed across language families and geographic regions. WALS Noellen Sets 1 5

| Feature | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | |---------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | Consonant size | Lg | Mod | Small‑Mod | Mod | Lg | | Vowel size | Mod‑Lg | Small‑Mod | Small | Small+harmony | Small | | Dominant word order | SVO | SVO/SOV | SVO/VO | SOV | SOV | | Adj‑Noun order | N‑Adj | Mixed | Adj‑N | Adj‑N | Adj‑N | : The most frequent inventory size is five