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Re:Study finds 'mother of all languages' (spoken in pre-hist... by nivertech on Saturday April 16, 2011 @03:57AM (#2453511)
Ubykh has 84 consonants, a record high amongst languages without click consonants, but only 2 vowels.

Ubykh has the largest inventory of consonants outside Southern Africa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubykh_language

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