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== Phonology of 5th Millenium Bri ==
== Phonology of 5th Millenium Bri ==
=== Initials ===
=== Initials ===
* Null: '''0''' /ʔ j/
* Stops: '''b''' /pˠ pʲ/ '''d''' /t̪ˠ tʲ/ '''g''' /k kʲ/
* Stops: '''b''' /pˠ pʲ/ '''d''' /t̪ˠ tʲ/ '''g''' /k kʲ/
* Trills: '''br''' /ʙˠ ʙʲ/ '''dr''' /rˠ r̝ʲ/ '''gr''' /ʀ ʀʲ/
* Trills: '''br''' /ʙˠ ʙʲ/ '''dr''' /rˠ r̝ʲ/ '''gr''' /ʀ ʀʲ/
* Nasals: '''m''' /mˠ mʲ/ '''n''' /n̪ˠ nʲ/ '''ng''' /ŋ ŋʲ/
* Nasals: '''m''' /mˠ mʲ/ '''n''' /n̪ˠ nʲ/ '''ng''' /ŋ ŋʲ/
* Nasal trills: '''mbr''' /ⁿʙˠ ⁿʙʲ/ '''ndr''' /ⁿrˠ ⁿr̝ʲ/ '''ngr''' /ⁿʀ ⁿʀʲ/
* Nasal trills: '''mbr''' /ⁿʙˠ ⁿʙʲ/ '''ndr''' /ⁿrˠ ⁿr̝ʲ/ '''ngr''' /ⁿʀ ⁿʀʲ/
* Approximants: '''zh''' /ɻ ʐ/


=== Rimes ===
=== Rimes ===

Revision as of 22:23, 28 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

  • 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

Finals: (null) bh dh gh /0 w ðˠ j/

Tones

A (null or resonant coda) B (glottal stop coda) C (fricative coda) D (voiceless stop coda)
Glottalized initial plain
prenasalized
Modal initial plain
prenasalized
Breathy initial plain
prenasalized

Grammar