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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Classical===
===Consonants===
====Consonants====
High Themsaran used 23 consonants (24 if /ʔ/ is analyzed as becoming silent V_V), a rather modest inventory for a Zachydic language.
 
Noble Themsaran used 23 consonants (24 if /ʔ/ is analyzed as becoming silent V_V), a rather modest inventory for a Zachydic language.
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! colspan="11"|Consonants
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Geminate /x/ and /θ/ are represented respectively by ''cch'' and ''tth'' in the Romanization.
Geminate /x/ and /θ/ are represented respectively by ''cch'' and ''tth'' in the Romanization.
=====Conditioned allophony=====
====Conditioned allophony====
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The following are the diphthongs, all falling: '''ai au eu ei ie uo''' /ai au eu ei ie~ia uo~ua/. All diphthongs are bimoraic.
The following are the diphthongs, all falling: '''ai au eu ei ie uo''' /ai au eu ei ie~ia uo~ua/. All diphthongs are bimoraic.


===Pitch accent===
===Tone===
Pitch accent, or tone, is phonemic in Themsaran. The following is the notation for tones:
Pitch accent, or tone, is phonemic in Themsaran. The following is the notation for tones:
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Permitted medial clusters are, roughly, those which begin like final clusters, may or may not have an "intersection" segment and end like initial clusters.
Permitted medial clusters are, roughly, those which begin like final clusters, may or may not have an "intersection" segment and end like initial clusters.


====Vowel hiatus====
====Vowel hiatus====
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**> ''v'' / _C[+voiced +obstruent]
**> ''v'' / _C[+voiced +obstruent]
*''nr'' > ''ndr'', ''lr'' > ''ldr''
*''nr'' > ''ndr'', ''lr'' > ''ldr''
===Post-classical readings===


==Orthography==
==Orthography==