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'''Zzean''' /ˈθiːən/ is an analytic monosyllabic tonal language in the Akya-Woms family, spoken in Aem-Zmaə.
In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' /ˈθiːən/ is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the [[Trans-Sarnathian languages|Trans-Sarnathian]] family, spoken in Aem-Zmaə. Thean is head-initial and SVO.
 
''Thean'' is an exonym derived from the [[Kuam]] pronunciation of the autonym.
 
Thean is natively written with logographs.
 
== Phonology of Modern Standard Thean ==
=== Initials ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" | Labial
! rowspan="2" | Inter-<br>dental
! colspan="3" | Alveolar
! rowspan="2" | Retroflex
! rowspan="2" | Palatal
! rowspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | Glottal
|-
! |plain || sibilant ||lateral
|-
! | Stop (Tone unrestricted)
| /p/ b
| /tθ/ ddh
| /t/ d
| /ts/ dz
| /tɬ/ dl
| /ʈʂ/ dr
| /tʃ/ j
| /k/ g
| /ʔ/ ʼ
|-
!|Fricative (Only L and M class tones)
| /f/ f
| /θ/ th
|
| /s/ s
|
| /ʂ/ shr
| /ʃ/ sh
| /x/ x
| /h/ h
|-
!|Sonorant (Tone unrestricted)
| /m/ m
|
| /n/ n
|
| /l/ l
| /ɻ/ r
| (/j/ y)
| (/w/ w)
|
|}
 
=== Nuclei ===
-j-, -w- medials?
 
=== Finals ===
-t -k -n -ng -dh -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)
 
-ng is not as common as in the Sinosphere
 
=== Tone ===
9 in nonchecked syllables, 3 in checked ones
 
[[Category:Angai]]

Latest revision as of 23:13, 19 December 2024

In Angai, Thean /ˈθiːən/ is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the Trans-Sarnathian family, spoken in Aem-Zmaə. Thean is head-initial and SVO.

Thean is an exonym derived from the Kuam pronunciation of the autonym.

Thean is natively written with logographs.

Phonology of Modern Standard Thean

Initials

Labial Inter-
dental
Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
plain sibilant lateral
Stop (Tone unrestricted) /p/ b /tθ/ ddh /t/ d /ts/ dz /tɬ/ dl /ʈʂ/ dr /tʃ/ j /k/ g /ʔ/ ʼ
Fricative (Only L and M class tones) /f/ f /θ/ th /s/ s /ʂ/ shr /ʃ/ sh /x/ x /h/ h
Sonorant (Tone unrestricted) /m/ m /n/ n /l/ l /ɻ/ r (/j/ y) (/w/ w)

Nuclei

-j-, -w- medials?

Finals

-t -k -n -ng -dh -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)

-ng is not as common as in the Sinosphere

Tone

9 in nonchecked syllables, 3 in checked ones