Thean
In Angai, Thean /ˈθiːən/ is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the 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
Labial | Inter- dental |
Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
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plain | sibilant | lateral | plain | labialized | |||||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
plain | (p b) | tθ ddh | t d | ts dz | tɬ dl | ʈʂ dr | tʃ j | k g | kʷ gw | ʔ ʼ |
aspirated | tθʰ tth | tʰ t | tsʰ ts | tɬʰ tl | ʈʂʰ tr | tʃʰ ch | kʰ k | kʷʰ kw | |||
ejective | tθʼ tthʼ | tʼ tʼ | tsʼ tsʼ | tɬʼ tlʼ | ʈʂʼ trʼ | tʃʼ chʼ | kʼ kʼ | ||||
prenasalized | ⁿd nd | ⁿdʒ nj | |||||||||
Fricative | voiced | v v | ð dh | z z | ʐ zhr | ʒ zh | ɣ gh | ɣʷ ghw | |||
voiceless | (f f) | θ th | s s | ɬ ł | ʂ shr | ʃ sh | x kh | xʷ khw | h h | ||
Sonorant | voiced | (m m) | n n | l l | ɻ r | j y | w w | ||||
voiceless | n̥ nh | ɻ̥ rh |
Nuclei
Finals
-t -k -n -ng -dh -l -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð -l -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)