Thean

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

Finals

-t -k -n -ng -dh -l -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð -l -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)