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! rowspan="2" | Retroflex | ! rowspan="2" | Retroflex | ||
! rowspan="2" | Palatal | ! rowspan="2" | Palatal | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" | Velar | ||
! rowspan="2" | Glottal | ! rowspan="2" | Glottal | ||
|- | |- | ||
! |plain || sibilant ||lateral | ! |plain || sibilant ||lateral | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | Stop | ! | Stop (Tone unrestricted) | ||
| /p/ b | | /p/ b | ||
| /tθ/ ddh | | /tθ/ ddh | ||
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| /tʃ/ j | | /tʃ/ j | ||
| /k/ g | | /k/ g | ||
| /ʔ/ ʼ | | /ʔ/ ʼ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|Fricative | !|Fricative (Only L and M class tones) | ||
| /f/ f | | /f/ f | ||
| /θ/ th | | /θ/ th | ||
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| /ʃ/ sh | | /ʃ/ sh | ||
| /x/ x | | /x/ x | ||
| /h/ h | | /h/ h | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|Sonorant | !|Sonorant (Tone unrestricted) | ||
| /m/ m | | /m/ m | ||
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| /l/ l | | /l/ l | ||
| /ɻ/ r | | /ɻ/ r | ||
| /j/ y | | (/j/ y) | ||
| | | (/w/ w) | ||
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=== Nuclei === | === Nuclei === | ||
-j-, -w- medials? | |||
=== Finals === | === Finals === | ||
-t -k -n -ng -dh -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed) | -t -k -n -ng -dh -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed) | ||
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