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In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' /ˈθiːən/ is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the [[Trans-Sarnathian languages|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 ===
{| 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 ===
=== Finals ===
-t -k -n -ng -dh -l -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð -l -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)
=== Tone ===
[[Category:Angai]]

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