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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 2 May 2025
- This concerns one of many timelines for Angai.
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 derived from Zzea /θīə/, the Kua pronunciation of the place name 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
Basically the Thai system?
| Symbol | Name | Syllable composition and initial consonant class | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | RTGS | Vowel and final | Low | Mid | High | |
| (ไม่มี) | (none) | live long vowel or vowel plus sonorant |
middle | middle | rising | |
| (ไม่มี) | (none) | dead short short vowel at end or plus plosive |
high | low | low | |
| (ไม่มี) | (none) | dead long long vowel plus plosive |
falling | low | low | |
| ่ | ไม้เอก | mai ek | any | falling | low | low |
| ้ | ไม้โท | mai tho | any | high | falling | falling |
| ๊ | ไม้ตรี | mai tri | any | - | high | - |
| ๋ | ไม้จัตวา | mai chattawa | any | - | rising | - |