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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"
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" | Labial
! rowspan="2" | Inter-<br>dental
! colspan="3" | Alveolar
! rowspan="2" | Retroflex
! rowspan="2" | Palatal
! colspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | 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 kh
| xʷ khw
| 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)
=== Tone ===
[[Category:Angai]]

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