2.75 = 11 / 4
3.2
Ideally, MBEP pronunciation is Received British ("Queen's English"), exccept with 'o' restored, 'ɔ' lost, and with final 'r' articulated.
In a syllable, there is only one vowel (monophthong or diphthong).
Ratio of consonants to vowels: 19/5, or 3.8.
13 / 5 = 2.6
The language has:
· 7 vowels and 20-25 consonants
· or 8 vowels and 22-25 consonants
· or 9 vowels and 25 consonants.
(The requirements 1-3.)
3,78
3.83
4
C/VQ = 3.2
16 / 6 = 2.67
There are five vowels and 14 consonants, of which three consonants are marginally phonemic. If one did not count the marginally phonemic consonants, the consonant-vowel ratio would be 2.2 (11/5), which is "moderately low".
