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Like Sanskrit: '''a ā i ī u ū e o ae ao''' /ə a{{long}} i i{{long}} u u{{long}} e{{long}} o{{long}} ae ao/ | Like Sanskrit: '''a ā i ī u ū e o ae ao r r{{macron}}''' /ə a{{long}} i i{{long}} u u{{long}} e{{long}} o{{long}} ae ao/ | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 29 April 2023
Thensarian (thēnsaraquhanquhus/-milacus, Thengkha: Thengsornkhwong) is one of two superstrate languages of Thengkha. It is inspired by Latin, Sanskrit, and Ancient Greek.
Lots of reduplication, especially in verbs
Should sound whimsical or English magic spell-like
- quacumquasit = however
- Bandaeum (Theng. Phonthai) = the capital of the Thensarian empire
baxaphus (<- gweķsobhos): borrowing
Phonology
Consonants
- gu qu quh v /gʷ kʷ kʷʰ w/
- g c ch /g k kʰ/
- d t th n /d̪ t̪ t̪ʰ/
- b p ph m /b p pʰ m/
- j r rh l s h /j r r̊ l s h/
- x = /ks/
Vowels
Like Sanskrit: a ā i ī u ū e o ae ao r rTemplate:Macron /ə aː i iː u uː eː oː ae ao/