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=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
Like Sanskrit + Valyrian: ''a ā i ī u ū y y{{mac}} e o ae ao r r{{mac}}'' /ə a{{long}} i i{{long}} u u{{long}} y y{{long}} e{{long}} o{{long}} ae ao/
Like Sanskrit + Valyrian: ''a ā i ī u ū y y{{mac}} e o ae ao ṛ ṝ '' /ə a{{long}} i i{{long}} u u{{long}} y y{{long}} e{{long}} o{{long}} ae ao/

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Thensarian (thēnsaraquhanquhus/-milacus, Thengkha: Thengsornkhwong) is one of two superstrate languages of Thengkha. It is inspired by Latin, Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, and High Valyrian.

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

  • qu quh v /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 + Valyrian: a ā i ī u ū y ȳ e o ae ao ṛ ṝ  /ə aː i iː u uː y yː eː oː ae ao/