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| In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' (/ˈθiːən/, natively ''shreñ³²³ Thidh³⁵'') or '''Theic''' is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the [[Trans-Sarnathian languages|Trans-Sarnathian]] family, spoken in Æm Múr. Thean is head-initial and SVO. Timeline 1's Modern Standard Thean is inspired by Northern Athabaskan languages.
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| ''Thean'' is derived from ''Zzea'' /θīə/, the [[Kua]] pronunciation of the place name ''Thidh³³''.
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| Thean is natively written in a deep orthography reflecting Old Thean pronunciation.
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| == Phonology of Modern Standard Thean ==
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| Modern Standard Thean is one of the more conservative varieties of Modern Thean. Other Thean lects have lost some or all finals.
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| === Initials ===
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| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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| ! rowspan="2" | Labial
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| ! rowspan="2" | Inter-<br>dental
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| ! colspan="3" | Alveolar
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| ! rowspan="2" | Retroflex
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| ! rowspan="2" | Palatal
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| ! colspan="2" | Velar
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| ! rowspan="2" | Glottal
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| ! |plain || sibilant ||lateral || plain || labialized
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| ! | Stop
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| | /p/ b
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| | /tθ/ ddh
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| | /t/ d
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| | /ts/ dz
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| | /tɬ/ dl
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| | /ʈʂ/ dr
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| | /tʃ/ j
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| | /k/ g
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| | /kw/ gw
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| | /ʔ/
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| |-
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| !|Fricative
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| | /f/ f
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| | /θ/ th
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| | /s/ s
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| | /ʂ/ shr
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| | /ʃ/ sh
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| | /x/ x
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| | /xw/ xw
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| | /h/ h
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| !|Sonorant
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| | /m/ m
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| | /n/ n
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| | /l/ l
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| | /ɻ/ r
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| | /j/ y
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| | /w/ w
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| |}
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| === Nuclei ===
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| i, e, a, o, u /i e a o u/
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| === Finals ===
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| -p -t -k -m -n -ñ -dh -w -y -r /-p̚ -t̚ -k̚ -m -n -ŋ -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)
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| -p and -m finals are only found in words that don't go back to Proto-Trans-Sarnathian.
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| === Tone ===
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| Modern Standard Thean has 9 phonemic tones (shamelessly stolen from Kam):
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| ! Rom.
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| ! IPA
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| ! English name
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| ! Example
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| ! Description
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| | '''ā'''
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| | /˥/ (55)
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| | high
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| | ''kā'' /kɑ˥/ 'short'
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| | '''a'''
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| | /˧/ (33)
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| | mid
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| | ''ka'' /kɑ˧/ 'to take'
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| | '''a̱'''
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| | /˩/ (11)
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| | low
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| | ''ka̱'' /kɑ˩/ 'to exhale'
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| | Often marked by vocal fry.
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| | '''a̗'''
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| | /˩˥/ (13)
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| | low-rise
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| | ''ka̗'' /kɑ˩˥/ 'roof'
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| | Often begins with vocal fry. May be realized as [˩˦] (14), or even [˨˦] (24) in rapid speech.
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| | '''á'''
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| | /˧˥/ (35)
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| | mid-rise
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| | ''ká'' /kɑ˧˥/ 'fencepost'
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| | '''à'''
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| | /˥˩/ (53)
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| | high-fall
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| | ''kà'' /kɑ˥˩/ 'crow, raven; (ideophone) caw'
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| | May be realized as [˥˧] (53).
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| | '''a̖'''
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| | /˧˩/ (31)
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| | mid-fall
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| | ''ka̖'' /kɑ˧˩/ 'finger'
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| | '''a̬'''
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| | /˨˩˨/ (323)
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| | dip
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| | ''ka̬'' /kɑ˨˩˨/ 'oil, fat, grease'
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| | Often realized as [˩˨] (12) in rapid speech.
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| | '''â'''
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| | /˧˦˧/ (453)
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| | peak
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| | ''kâ'' /kɑ˧˦˧/ 'to imprint, to stamp'
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| | May be [˨˧˨] (232). Often realized as [˦˩] (41) or [˦˨] (42) in rapid speech.
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| ==== Tone diachronics ====
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| |+Tone chart
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| !syllable type→<br/>initial↓
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| !A (null or resonant final)
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| !B (glottal stop final)
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| !C (fricative final)
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| !D (stop final)
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| |-
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| !glottalized initial
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| |55
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| |323
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| |53
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| |55
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| |-
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| !modal initial
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| |35
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| |13
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| |453
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| |33
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| |-
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| !breathy initial
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| |11
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| |31
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| |33
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| |11
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| |}
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| [[Category:Angai]]
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