Thânat

Thânat [ˈθɑːnat(ʰ)] is a language inspired by Welsh.

Phonology

		Labial	Dental	(Post)alveolar		Palatal	Velar		Uvular	Laryngeal
				Median	Lateral		Plain	Labial
Nasal	Voiceless	m̥ ⟨mh⟩		n̥ ⟨nh⟩					ɴ̥ ⟨ngh⟩
	Voiced	m		n					ɴ ⟨ng⟩
	Glottalized	ˀm ⟨'m⟩		ˀn ⟨'n⟩					ˀɴ ⟨'ng⟩
Plosive	Voiceless	p		t			k			ʔ ⟨'⟩
	Voiced	b		d			g
Fricative	Voiceless	f ⟨ff⟩	θ ⟨th⟩	ʃ ⟨x⟩	ɬ ⟨s⟩	ç ⟨xh⟩	x ⟨ch⟩	ʍ ⟨vh⟩	χ ⟨c⟩	ħ ⟨hq⟩
	Voiced	v ⟨f⟩		ʒ ⟨j⟩	ɮ ⟨z⟩
Approximant	Plain			ɹ ⟨rq⟩	l			w ⟨v⟩
	Glottalized				ˀl ⟨'l⟩			ˀw ⟨'v⟩
Trill	Voiceless			r̥ ⟨rh⟩
	Voiced			r					ʀ ⟨gh⟩
	Glottalized			ˀr ⟨'r⟩

Voiceless plosives are interchangably aspirated.

Coda /n̥ n ˀn t d ɹ l ˀl/ become palatal [ɲ̥ ɲ ˀɲ c ɟ j ʎ ˀʎ] after /i iː/, and velar [ŋ̊ ŋ ˀŋ k g ɰ ʟ ˀʟ] after /u uː/.

	Front		Central				Back
	Short	Long	Unrounded		Rounded		Short	Long
			Short	Long	Short	Long
Close	i	iː ⟨ī⟩	ɨ ⟨í⟩	ɨː ⟨î⟩	ʉ ⟨ú⟩	ʉː ⟨û⟩	u	uː ⟨ū⟩
Near-close	ɪ ⟨y⟩	ɪː ⟨ȳ⟩					ʊ ⟨w⟩	ʊː ⟨w̄⟩
Close-mid	e ⟨é⟩	eː ⟨ê⟩	ə ⟨ý⟩	əː ⟨ŷ⟩			o ⟨ó⟩	oː ⟨ô⟩
Open-mid	ɛ ⟨e⟩	ɛː ⟨ē⟩					ɔ ⟨o⟩	ɔː ⟨ō⟩
Open			a	aː ⟨ā⟩			ɑ ⟨á⟩	ɑː ⟨â⟩

Stress is on the initial syllable.

Lexicon

Grammatical Particles

accusative (to):

• affected accusative: unn [uŋː]
• unaffected accusative: el [ɛl]

superessive (above): án [ɑn]

A

air: nhai [n̥ai]

animal: gonxý [gɔnʃə]

B

bird: míi [mɨi]

black: rymm [rɪmː]

blue: iúd [iʉd]

book: toff [tɔf]

book series: tōff [tɔːf]

C

clothes: ften [vtɛn]

cloud: rhū [r̥uː]

cloudy sky: rhūf [r̥uːv]

coffee: rāith [raːiθ]

D

day: aivín [aiwɨn]

dirt: miks [mikɬ]

dog: chirs [xirɬ]

E

ear: dai [dai]

emotion: dáirīl [dɑiriːʎ]

F

fire: kac [kaχ]

G

green: rī [riː]

grey: fidth [viɟθ]

H

happy: kiuch [kiux]

hair: xai [ʃai]

I

idea: kwmach [kʊmax]

J

jade: hqalimd [ħalimd]

K

kite: terlch [tɛrlx]

L

living thing: tiad [tiad]

M

machine: giwx [giʊʃ]

music: keóllffw [kɛolːfʊ]

N

night: krīd [kriːɟ]

O

ostrich: kiumbâz [kiumbɑːɮ]

P

paper: kulws [kulʊɬ]

pen: taok [taɔk]

person: namé [name]

phone: boji [bɔʒi]

place: xȳd [ʃɪːd]

• formal/official/proper/special place: xīd [ʃiːɟ]

plant: kóix [koiʃ]

• flowering plant: kóith [koiθ]

puppy: chyrs [xɪrɬ]

Q

question: mīkx [miːkʃ]

R

red: téjī [teʒiː]

robot: ghulkait [ʀuʟkaic]

rock: páhq [pɑħ]

S

shoe: tyvh [tɪʍ]

storm: nha'āi [n̥aʔaːi]

T

there is: tyn [tɪn]

to say: xhelbin [çɛlbiɲ]

to use: komat [kɔmat]

to work (put effort): kuru [kuru]

U

umbrella: muilyc [muilɪχ]

V

volcano: brācw [braːχʊ]

W

water: lumm [lumː]

white: toex [tɔɛʃ]

wind: nhāi [n̥aːi]

X

xylophone: kirimbá [kirimbɑ]

Y

yellow: mōi [mɔːi]

Z

zoo: besac [bɛɬaχ]