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! | Stop | ! | Stop | ||
| p b | | /p/ b | ||
| tθ ddh | | /tθ/ ddh | ||
| t d | | /t/ d | ||
| ts dz | | /ts/ dz | ||
| tɬ dl | | /tɬ/ dl | ||
| ʈʂ dr | | /ʈʂ/ dr | ||
| tʃ j | | /tʃ/ j | ||
| k g | | /k/ g | ||
| kʷ gw | | /kʷ/ gw | ||
| ʔ ʼ | | /ʔ/ ʼ | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|Fricative | !|Fricative | ||
| f f | | /f/ f | ||
| θ th | | /θ/ th | ||
| | | | ||
| s s | | /s/ s | ||
| | | | ||
| ʂ shr | | /ʂ/ shr | ||
| ʃ sh | | /ʃ/ sh | ||
| x | | /x/ x | ||
| xʷ | | /xʷ/ xw | ||
| h h | | /h/ h | ||
|- | |- | ||
!|Sonorant | !|Sonorant | ||
| m m | | /m/ m | ||
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| n n | | /n/ n | ||
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| l l | | /l/ l | ||
| ɻ r | | /ɻ/ r | ||
| j y | | /j/ y | ||
| | | | ||
| w w | | /w/ w | ||
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Revision as of 22:37, 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 | /p/ b | /tθ/ ddh | /t/ d | /ts/ dz | /tɬ/ dl | /ʈʂ/ dr | /tʃ/ j | /k/ g | /kʷ/ gw | /ʔ/ ʼ |
| Fricative | /f/ f | /θ/ th | /s/ s | /ʂ/ shr | /ʃ/ sh | /x/ x | /xʷ/ xw | /h/ h | ||
| Sonorant | /m/ m | /n/ n | /l/ l | /ɻ/ r | /j/ y | /w/ w | ||||
Nuclei
Finals
-t -k -n -ng -dh -l -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð -l -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)