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!rowspan=2|Glottalized initial (0)
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!| plain (P)
!| plain (P)
| ''ndridh<sup>A0P</sup>''
| ''dridh<sup>A0P</sup>''
| ''bae<sup>B0P</sup>''
| ''bae<sup>B0P</sup>''
| ''zhea<sup>D0P</sup>''
| ''zhea<sup>D0P</sup>''
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!| prenasalized (N)
!| prenasalized (N)
| ''braoi<sup>A0N</sup>''
| ''mbraoi<sup>A0N</sup>''
| ''driwdh<sup>B0N</sup>''
| ''driwdh<sup>B0N</sup>''
| ''dreo<sup>C0N</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>''
| ''dregh<sup>D2N</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:

Native names of 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

Grammar