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In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' (/ˈθiːən/, natively ''shreeñ thiidh'' (tone?)) 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. Thean is inspired by Athabaskan languages; Modern Standard Thean in particular is inspired by Northern Athabaskan languages.
In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' (/ˈθiːən/, natively ''shreeñ²⁴ thiidh³³'') 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. Thean is inspired by Athabaskan languages; Modern Standard Thean in particular is inspired by Northern Athabaskan languages.


''Thean'' is an exonym derived from ''Zzea'' /θīə/, the [[Kuam]] pronunciation of the autonym.
''Thean'' is an derived from ''Zzea'' /θīə/, the [[Kuam]] pronunciation of the autonym ''thiidh³³''.


Thean is natively written with logographs.
Thean is natively written with logographs.

Revision as of 22:41, 24 March 2025

In Angai, Thean (/ˈθiːən/, natively shreeñ²⁴ thiidh³³) or Theic is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the Trans-Sarnathian family, spoken in Æm Múr. Thean is head-initial and SVO. Thean is inspired by Athabaskan languages; Modern Standard Thean in particular is inspired by Northern Athabaskan languages.

Thean is an derived from Zzea /θīə/, the Kuam pronunciation of the autonym thiidh³³.

Thean is natively written with logographs.

Phonology of Modern Standard Thean

Modern Standard Thean is one of the more conservative varieties of Modern Thean. Other Thean lects have lost some or all finals.

Initials

Labial Inter-
dental
Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
plain sibilant lateral
Stop (Tone unrestricted) /p/ b /tθ/ ddh /t/ d /ts/ dz /tɬ/ dl /ʈʂ/ dr /tʃ/ j /k/ g, /kw/ gw /ʔ/
Fricative (Only L and M class tones) /f/ f /θ/ th /s/ s /ʂ/ shr /ʃ/ sh /x/ x, /xw/ xw /h/ h
Sonorant (Tone unrestricted) /m/ m /n/ n /l/ l /ɻ/ r /j/ y /w/ w

Medials

The medial is optional. The only allowed medial is /j/ y which cannot occur after retroflexes and /w/.

Nuclei

i, e, a, o, u, ii, ee, aa, oo, uu /ɪ ɛ ə ɔ ʊ i e a o u/

Finals

-t -k -n -ñ -dh -w -y -r /-t -k -n -(nasalization) -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)

Tone

9 in nonchecked syllables, 3 in checked ones