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In [[Verse:Hmøøh|Hmøøh]], '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' /ˈθiːən/ (Zzean: ''Zzea kī̄'' /θiə̯˧ ki˥/ | In [[Verse:Hmøøh|Hmøøh]], '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' /ˈθiːən/ (Zzean: ''Zzea kī̄'' /θiə̯˧ ki˥/) is an analytic monosyllabic tonal language. {{PAGENAME}} has a complex tone system even for a Kjàt Må̀ language, with 5 level tones and 6 contour tones. It is head-final and SVO. Zzean belongs to a small family called the Zzeic languages but otherwise has no known relatives. | ||
{{PAGENAME}} is inspired by East and Southeast Asian tonal languages, Ojitlán Chinantec, Toda, and Saanich. | {{PAGENAME}} is inspired by East and Southeast Asian tonal languages, Ojitlán Chinantec, Toda, and Saanich. | ||
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== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
Zzean is written in the Zzean script and uses a very deep orthography, like Tibetan. | Zzean is written in the Zzean script and uses a very deep orthography, like Tibetan. | ||