Verse:Mwail/Alliance Neo-Thean
| Alliance Neo-Thean | |
|---|---|
| shre̬n Thídh | |
| Pronunciation | [ʂe̞n˧˨˧ θið̞ˤ˥] |
| Created by | Inthar |
| Setting | Verse:Mwail |
Theic
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Alliance Neo-Thean (/ˈθiːən/, natively shre̬n Thídh) is inspired by Northern Athabaskan languages. It is head-initial and SVO.
Thean is derived from Zzea /θīə/, the Qua pronunciation of the place name Thídh.
Thean is natively written in a deep orthography reflecting Classical Thean pronunciation.
Phonology of Alliance Neo-Thean
Alliance Neo-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 | plain | labialized | ||||||
| Stop | /p/ b | /tθ/ ddh | /t/ d | /ts/ dz | /tɬ/ dl | /ʈʂ/ dr | /tʃ/ j | /k/ g | /kw/ gw | /ʔ/ |
| Fricative | /f/ f | /θ/ th | /s/ s | /ʂ/ shr | /ʃ/ sh | /x/ x | /xw/ xw | /h/ h | ||
| Sonorant | /m/ m | /n/ n | /l/ l | /ɻ/ r | /j/ y | /w/ w | ||||
Nuclei
i, e, a, o, u /i e a o u/
Finals
-p -t -k -m -n -dh -l -y -r /-p̚ -t̚ -k̚ -m -n -ŋ -ð̠˕ -l -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)
-p and -m finals are only found in words that don't go back to Proto-Theic.
Tone
Alliance Neo-Thean has 9 phonemic tones (shamelessly stolen from Kam):
| Rom. | IPA | English name | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ā | /˥/ (55) | high | ||
| a | /˧/ (33) | mid | ||
| a̱ | /˩/ (11) | low | ||
| a̗ | /˩˧/ (13) | low-rise | ||
| á | /˧˥/ (35) | mid-rise | ||
| à | /˥˧/ (53) | high-fall | ||
| a̖ | /˧˩/ (31) | mid-fall | ||
| a̬ | /˧˨˧/ (323) | dip | ||
| â | /˦˥˧/ (453) | peak |
Tone diachronics
| syllable type→ initial↓ |
A (null or resonant final) | B (glottal stop final) | C (fricative final) | D (stop final) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| glottalized initial | 55 (ā) | 323 (a̬) | 53 (à) | 55 (āk) |
| modal initial | 35 (á) | 13 (a̗) | 453 (â) | 33 (ak) |
| breathy initial | 11 (a̱) | 31 (a̖) | 33 (a) | 11 (a̱k) |