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| '' | | ''dridh<sup>A0P</sup>'' | ||
| ''bae<sup>B0P</sup>'' | | ''bae<sup>B0P</sup>'' | ||
| ''zhea<sup>D0P</sup>'' | | ''zhea<sup>D0P</sup>'' | ||
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| '' | | ''mbraoi<sup>A0N</sup>'' | ||
| ''driwdh<sup>B0N</sup>'' | | ''driwdh<sup>B0N</sup>'' | ||
| '' | | ''ndreo<sup>C0N</sup>'' | ||
| ''dwgh<sup>D0N</sup>'' | | ''dwgh<sup>D0N</sup>'' | ||
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| ''begh<sup>B2N</sup>'' | | ''begh<sup>B2N</sup>'' | ||
| ''gaoibh<sup>C2N</sup>'' | | ''gaoibh<sup>C2N</sup>'' | ||
| '' | | ''ndregh<sup>D2N</sup>'' | ||
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== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
Revision as of 01:52, 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) | dridhA0P | baeB0P | zheaD0P | goghC0P |
| prenasalized (N) | mbraoiA0N | driwdhB0N | ndreoC0N | dwghD0N | |
| Modal initial (1) | plain (P) | eodhA1P | aoidhB1P | zhiuC1P | grughD1P |
| prenasalized (N) | meaA1N | zhobhB1N | nebhC1N | ngaedhD1N | |
| Breathy initial (2) | plain (P) | gwA2P | braghB2P | dreC2P | dabhD2P |
| prenasalized (N) | ngeadhA2N | beghB2N | gaoibhC2N | ndreghD2N | |