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
			plain	sibilant	lateral			plain	labialized
Stop	p b	tθ ddh	t d	ts dz	tɬ dl	ʈʂ dr	tʃ j	k g	kʷ gw	ʔ ʼ
Fricative	f f	θ th		s s		ʂ shr	ʃ sh	x kh	xʷ khw	h h
Sonorant	m m		n n		l l	ɻ r	j y		w w

Finals

-t -k -n -ng -dh -l -w -j -r /-t -k -n -ŋ -ð -l -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)