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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' /ˈθiːən/ | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' /ˈθiːən/ is an analytic monosyllabic tonal language with 11 tones: 5 level tones and 6 contour tones. It is head-final and SVO. It is also [[Æ]]-xenic. | ||
{{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. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
The following is the phonology of Standard | The following is the phonology of Standard Cuam. | ||
=== Phonotactics === | === Phonotactics === | ||
A morpheme is almost always monosyllabic. A syllable always has the structure IR<sup>T</sup>, where I = initial, R = rime, and T = tone. {{SUBPAGENAME}} has 33 initials, 9 rimes, and 11 tones, making 3267 possible syllables. | A morpheme is almost always monosyllabic. A syllable always has the structure IR<sup>T</sup>, where I = initial, R = rime, and T = tone. {{SUBPAGENAME}} has 33 initials, 9 rimes, and 11 tones, making 3267 possible syllables. | ||
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== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
Cuam is written in the Cuam script and uses a very deep orthography, like Tibetan. | |||
[[Category:Angai]] | [[Category:Angai]] | ||