Verse:Mwail/European Neo-Thean
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 autonym 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
9 in nonchecked syllables, 3 in checked ones