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In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' /ˈθiːən/ is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages in the [[Trans-Sarnathian languages|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 ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" | Labial
! rowspan="2" | Inter-<br>dental
! colspan="3" | Alveolar
! rowspan="2" | Retroflex
! rowspan="2" | Palatal
! rowspan="2" | Velar
! rowspan="2" | 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/ ʼ
|-
!|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 (as in Gwich'in)
=== Finals ===
-t -k -n -ñ -dh -w -j -r /-t -k -n -(nasalization) -ð̠˕ -w -j -ɻ/ (null is allowed)
-ng is not as common as in the Sinosphere
=== Tone ===
9 in nonchecked syllables, 3 in checked ones
[[Category:Angai]]
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