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In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Thean''' (/ˈθiːən/, natively ''shre̬n Thídh'') or '''Theic''' is a family of analytic monosyllabic tonal languages. Thean is head-initial and SVO. Timeline 1's European Neo-Thean is inspired by Northern Athabaskan languages. | |||
''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 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 === | |||
{| 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 | |||
! colspan="2" | Velar | |||
! rowspan="2" | 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-Trans-Sarnathian. | |||
=== Tone === | |||
Modern Standard Thean has 9 phonemic tones (shamelessly stolen from Kam): | |||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
! 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 ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Tone chart | |||
!syllable type→<br/>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) | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Angai]] | |||