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| /p/ b | | /p/ b | ||
| /tθ/ ddh | | /tθ/ ddh | ||
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| /ʔ/ ʼ | | /ʔ/ ʼ | ||
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| /f/ f | | /f/ f | ||
| /θ/ th | | /θ/ th | ||
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| /h/ h | | /h/ h | ||
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!|Sonorant | !|Sonorant (Tone unrestricted) | ||
| /m/ m | | /m/ m | ||
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Revision as of 22:49, 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 | plain | labialized | ||||||
| Stop (Tone unrestricted) | /p/ b | /tθ/ ddh | /t/ d | /ts/ dz | /tɬ/ dl | /ʈʂ/ dr | /tʃ/ j | /k/ g | /kʷ/ gw | /ʔ/ ʼ |
| Fricative (Only L and H class tones) | /f/ f | /θ/ th | /s/ s | /ʂ/ shr | /ʃ/ sh | /x/ x | /xʷ/ xw | /h/ h | ||
| Sonorant (Tone unrestricted) | /m/ m | /n/ n | /l/ l | /ɻ/ r | /j/ y | /w/ w | ||||
Nuclei
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