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I'm assuming you mean 'how small' could they be?

For the viability of a humanoid body plan we can look to the pigmy marmoset.

Smaller may than that may be possible but clearly 'as small as' definitely is.

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Could something that small speak? yes, ask any budgerigar.

Can they fly at that size? lots of things that size fly.

It's just a matter of giving them adequate wings & appropriate musculature to drive them.

The smallest mammal by weight (I assume you want them to be mammals?) is the Etruscan shrew weighing about 1.8 g (0.063 oz) on average with a body length of about 4 cm (1.6 in).

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The bumble bee bat (a flying one for you) is about 29 to 33 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) long & 2 g (0.071 oz).

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So I see no reason you couldn't go down to their size (though as there's nothing smaller than the Etruscan shrew that's probably your smallest limit.

Their voices may be a bit distorted & high pitched that small but I see no reason they couldn't still talk.

Intelligence is a whole other ball game but you haven't asked about that.


Have a look at this answer (you've reminded me I haven't finished tidying it up, thanks, I'll have to get onto that) to a related question & other answers to it, you may find they give you some ideas.

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