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== Phonology of Modern Standard Thean == | == Phonology of Modern Standard Thean == | ||
=== Initials === | === 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 === | === Nuclei === | ||
-j-, -w- medials? | |||
=== Finals === | === Finals === | ||
-t -k -n -ng -dh | -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]] | [[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