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== Phonology & Orthography ==
== Phonology & Orthography ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|Consonants
!Consonants
|Bilabial
!Bilabial
|Labiodental
!Labiodental
|Alveolar
!Alveolar
|Palatal
!Palatal
|Velar
!Velar
|Glottal
!Glottal
|-
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|Nasal
|Nasal
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|disease
|disease
|}
|}
Sirenguarded Thai also disallows -l and -r consonant clusters, the only allowd consonant cluster being Cw.
Sirenguarded Thai also disallows -l and -r consonant clusters, the only allowed consonant cluster being Cw.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Sirenguarded Thai
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|กวาง /kwāːŋ/
|กวาง /kwāːŋ/
|deer
|deer
|}
Sirenguarded Thai vowels are identical to that of Standard Thai
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Vowels
! rowspan="2" |Front
! colspan="2" |Back
|-
!Unrounded
!Rounded
|-
|Close
|i iː <ih>
|ɯ <y> ɯː <yh>
|u uː <uh>
|-
|Middle
|e eː <eh>
|ɤ <x> ɤː <xh>
|o oː <oh>
|-
|Open
|ɛ <æ> ɛː <æh>
|a aː <ah>
|ɔ <œ> ɔː <œh>
|}
/h/, not being a valid coda in Thai, are instead used as a vowel length marker.
== Vocabularies ==
Sirenguarded Thai shares most of its lexicons with Thai. With differences being that Sirenguarded Thai has more [[Nguhcraft|Nguhcraftian]] influences. Some words changed their meanings to fit more in-line with Sirenguarded culture.
{| class="wikitable"
!Sirenguarded Thai
!Meaning
!Origin
!Thai Equivalent
|-
|sēn /sēn/
|sand
|[[Kyawcenni language|Kyawcenni]] "cen"
|ทราย "sand"
|-
|Kwīŋ /kʰwīŋ/
|[[Quing]]
|English "Quing"
| -
|-
|Ťwān /tà.wān/
|(exclusively) [[Kyawcenni vexillology|Kyawcenni Sun]]
|Thai "ตะวัน"
|ตะวัน "sun"
|}
|}
[[Category:Language]]
[[Category:Language]]

Revision as of 06:44, 4 May 2025

Sirenguarded Thai is a dialect of Standard Thai spoken in Sirenguard Autonomous District.

Phonology & Orthography

Consonants Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p pʰ <f> b t tʰ <þ> d k <g>
Affricates t͡ɕ <z> t͡ɕʰ <c>
Fricative f <v> s x~ɣ <k> h
Approximant w j (w)
Lateral l

Sirenguarded Thai's consonants inventory is very similar to Thai. With differences being Sirenguarded Thai merging <l> and <r>.

Sirenguarded Thai Standard Thai Meaning
lâk /lák̚/ รัก /rák̚/ to love
ลัก /lák̚/ to steal
lòhk /lôːk̚/ โรค /rôːk̚/ earth
โลก /lôːk̚/ disease

Sirenguarded Thai also disallows -l and -r consonant clusters, the only allowed consonant cluster being Cw.

Sirenguarded Thai Standard Thai Meaning
gāhŋ /kāːŋ/ กาง /kāːŋ/ to unfold
กลาง /klāːŋ/ middle
กราง /krāːŋ/ to rasp
gwāhŋ /kwāːŋ/ กวาง /kwāːŋ/ deer

Sirenguarded Thai vowels are identical to that of Standard Thai

Vowels Front Back
Unrounded Rounded
Close i iː <ih> ɯ <y> ɯː <yh> u uː <uh>
Middle e eː <eh> ɤ <x> ɤː <xh> o oː <oh>
Open ɛ <æ> ɛː <æh> a aː <ah> ɔ <œ> ɔː <œh>

/h/, not being a valid coda in Thai, are instead used as a vowel length marker.

Vocabularies

Sirenguarded Thai shares most of its lexicons with Thai. With differences being that Sirenguarded Thai has more Nguhcraftian influences. Some words changed their meanings to fit more in-line with Sirenguarded culture.

Sirenguarded Thai Meaning Origin Thai Equivalent
sēn /sēn/ sand Kyawcenni "cen" ทราย "sand"
Kwīŋ /kʰwīŋ/ Quing English "Quing" -
Ťwān /tà.wān/ (exclusively) Kyawcenni Sun Thai "ตะวัน" ตะวัน "sun"