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== Phonology of Modern Standard Thean == | == Phonology of Modern Standard Thean == | ||
=== Initials === | === Initials === | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Labial consonant|Labial]] | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Interdental consonant|Inter-<br>dental]] | |||
! colspan="3" | [[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]] | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Retroflex consonant|Retroflex]] | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Palatal consonant|Palatal]] | |||
! colspan="2" | [[Velar consonant|Velar]] | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Glottal consonant|Glottal]] | |||
|- | |||
! |plain || |[[sibilant]] || |lateral | |||
! |plain || |[[Labialized velar consonant|labialized]] | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" | [[Plosive]]/<br>[[Affricate]] | |||
! |plain | |||
| (p b) | |||
| tθ ddh | |||
| t d | |||
| ts dz | |||
| tɬ dl | |||
| ʈʂ dr | |||
| tʃ j | |||
| k g | |||
| kʷ gw | |||
| ʔ ʼ | |||
|- | |||
! |aspirated | |||
| | |||
| tθʰ tth | |||
| tʰ t | |||
| tsʰ ts | |||
| tɬʰ tl | |||
| ʈʂʰ tr | |||
| tʃʰ ch | |||
| kʰ k | |||
| kʷʰ kw | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! |ejective | |||
| | |||
| tθʼ tthʼ | |||
| tʼ tʼ | |||
| tsʼ tsʼ | |||
| tɬʼ tlʼ | |||
| ʈʂʼ trʼ | |||
| tʃʼ chʼ | |||
| kʼ kʼ | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! |prenasalized | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| ⁿd nd | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| ⁿdʒ nj | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Fricative]] | |||
! |voiced | |||
| v v | |||
| ð dh | |||
| | |||
| z z | |||
| | |||
| ʐ zhr | |||
| ʒ zh | |||
| ɣ gh | |||
| ɣʷ ghw | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! |voiceless | |||
| (f f) | |||
| θ th | |||
| | |||
| s s | |||
| ɬ ł | |||
| ʂ shr | |||
| ʃ sh | |||
| x kh | |||
| xʷ khw | |||
| h h | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Sonorant]] | |||
! |voiced | |||
| (m m) | |||
| | |||
| n n | |||
| | |||
| l l | |||
| ɻ r | |||
| j y | |||
| | |||
| w w | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! |voiceless | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| n̥ nh | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| ɻ̥ rh | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
=== Nuclei === | === Nuclei === | ||
=== Finals === | === Finals === | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 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 | |||||||
| Plosive/ Affricate |
plain | (p b) | tθ ddh | t d | ts dz | tɬ dl | ʈʂ dr | tʃ j | k g | kʷ gw | ʔ ʼ |
| aspirated | tθʰ tth | tʰ t | tsʰ ts | tɬʰ tl | ʈʂʰ tr | tʃʰ ch | kʰ k | kʷʰ kw | |||
| ejective | tθʼ tthʼ | tʼ tʼ | tsʼ tsʼ | tɬʼ tlʼ | ʈʂʼ trʼ | tʃʼ chʼ | kʼ kʼ | ||||
| prenasalized | ⁿd nd | ⁿdʒ nj | |||||||||
| Fricative | voiced | v v | ð dh | z z | ʐ zhr | ʒ zh | ɣ gh | ɣʷ ghw | |||
| voiceless | (f f) | θ th | s s | ɬ ł | ʂ shr | ʃ sh | x kh | xʷ khw | h h | ||
| Sonorant | voiced | (m m) | n n | l l | ɻ r | j y | w w | ||||
| voiceless | n̥ nh | ɻ̥ rh | |||||||||
Nuclei
Finals
-t -k -n -ng -dh -l -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð -l -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)