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| ''braoi<sup>A0N</sup>'' | | ''braoi<sup>A0N</sup>'' | ||
| ''driwdh<sup>B0N</sup>'' | | ''driwdh<sup>B0N</sup>'' | ||
| '' | | ''dreo<sup>C0N</sup>'' | ||
| ''dwgh<sup>D0N</sup>'' | | ''dwgh<sup>D0N</sup>'' | ||
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| ''meodh<sup>A1P</sup>'' | | ''meodh<sup>A1P</sup>'' | ||
| ''aoidh<sup>B1P</sup>'' | | ''aoidh<sup>B1P</sup>'' | ||
| '' | | ''zhiu<sup>C1P</sup>'' | ||
| ''ngrugh<sup>D1P</sup>'' | | ''ngrugh<sup>D1P</sup>'' | ||
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| ''bo<sup>A1N</sup>'' | | ''bo<sup>A1N</sup>'' | ||
| ''zhobh<sup>B1N</sup>'' | | ''zhobh<sup>B1N</sup>'' | ||
| '' | | ''debh<sup>C1N</sup>'' | ||
| ''gaedh<sup>D1N</sup>'' | | ''gaedh<sup>D1N</sup>'' | ||
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| ''ngw<sup>A2P</sup>'' | | ''ngw<sup>A2P</sup>'' | ||
| ''mbragh<sup>B2P</sup>'' | | ''mbragh<sup>B2P</sup>'' | ||
| '' | | ''dre<sup>C2P</sup>'' | ||
| ''dabh<sup>D2P</sup>'' | | ''dabh<sup>D2P</sup>'' | ||
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Revision as of 01:44, 29 June 2025
Bri was the classical language of Mwail British Isles, belonging to the Keric family. In the year 4000, Bri served as a religious, ceremonial, and poetic language; it was a monosyllabic tonal language, with 24 tones realized via 24 different cantillation melodies.
Phonology of 5th Millenium Bri
Initials
(The first member of each pair indicates a broad initial, the second a slender one)
- Null: 0 /ʔ j/
- Stops: b /pˠ pʲ/ d /t̪ˠ tʲ/ g /k kʲ/
- Trills: br /ʙˠ ʙʲ/ dr /rˠ r̝ʲ/ gr /ʀ ʀʲ/
- Nasals: m /mˠ mʲ/ n /n̪ˠ nʲ/ ng /ŋ ŋʲ/
- Nasal trills: mbr /ⁿʙˠ ⁿʙʲ/ ndr /ⁿrˠ ⁿr̝ʲ/ ngr /ⁿʀ ⁿʀʲ/
- Approximants: zh /ɻ ʐ/
Rimes
Nuclei: /a e i o u ə/ a/ea ae/e aoi/i o/eo u/iu w/iw (The first member of each pair indicates a broad initial, the second a slender one)
Finals: 0 bh dh gh /0 w ðˠ j/
Tones
The following lists the native names of the 24 tones:
| A (null or resonant coda) | B (glottal stop coda) | C (fricative coda) | D (voiceless stop coda) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glottalized initial (0) | plain (P) | ndridhA0P | beB0P | zheaD0P | doghC0P |
| prenasalized (N) | braoiA0N | driwdhB0N | dreoC0N | dwghD0N | |
| Modal initial (1) | plain (P) | meodhA1P | aoidhB1P | zhiuC1P | ngrughD1P |
| prenasalized (N) | boA1N | zhobhB1N | debhC1N | gaedhD1N | |
| Breathy initial (2) | plain (P) | ngwA2P | mbraghB2P | dreC2P | dabhD2P |
| prenasalized (N) | geadhA2N | beghB2N | gaoibhC2N | dreghD2N | |