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=== Tones === | === Tones === | ||
The following lists the native names of the 24 tones: | |||
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!A (null or resonant coda) | !A (null or resonant coda) | ||
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!rowspan=2|Glottalized initial | !rowspan=2|Glottalized initial | ||
!| plain | !| plain | ||
| A0P | | ''ndridh<sup>A0P</sup>'' | ||
| B0P | | ''be<sup>B0P</sup>'' | ||
| C0P | | ''dogh<sup>C0P</sup>'' | ||
| D0P | | ''zheadh<sup>D0P</sup>'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!| prenasalized | !| prenasalized | ||
| A0N | | ''bridh<sup>A0N</sup>'' | ||
| B0N | | ''drwdh<sup>B0N</sup>'' | ||
| C0N | | ''drobh<sup>C0N</sup>'' | ||
| D0N | | ''dwgh<sup>D0N</sup>'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!rowspan=2|Modal initial | !rowspan=2|Modal initial | ||
!| plain | !| plain | ||
| A1P | | ''modh<sup>A1P</sup>'' | ||
| B1P | | ''igh<sup>B1P</sup>'' | ||
| C1P | | ''zhudh<sup>C1P</sup>'' | ||
| D1P | | ''ngrudh<sup>D1P</sup>'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!| prenasalized | !| prenasalized | ||
| A1N | | ''bo<sup>A1N</sup>'' | ||
| B1N | | ''odh<sup>B1N</sup>'' | ||
| C1N | | ''debh<sup>C1N</sup>'' | ||
| D1N | | ''gedh<sup>D1N</sup>'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!rowspan=2|Breathy initial | !rowspan=2|Breathy initial | ||
!| plain | !| plain | ||
| A2P | | ''ngw<sup>A2P</sup>'' | ||
| B2P | | ''mbragh<sup>B2P</sup>'' | ||
| C2P | | ''dredh<sup>C2P</sup>'' | ||
| D2P | | ''dadh<sup>D2P</sup>'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!| prenasalized | !| prenasalized | ||
| A2N | | ''gadh<sup>A2N</sup>'' | ||
| B2N | | ''begh<sup>B2N</sup>'' | ||
| C2N | | ''ni<sup>C2N</sup>'' | ||
| D2N | | ''ngregh<sup>D2N</sup>'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
Revision as of 01:33, 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 | plain | ndridhA0P | beB0P | doghC0P | zheadhD0P |
| prenasalized | bridhA0N | drwdhB0N | drobhC0N | dwghD0N | |
| Modal initial | plain | modhA1P | ighB1P | zhudhC1P | ngrudhD1P |
| prenasalized | boA1N | odhB1N | debhC1N | gedhD1N | |
| Breathy initial | plain | ngwA2P | mbraghB2P | dredhC2P | dadhD2P |
| prenasalized | gadhA2N | beghB2N | niC2N | ngreghD2N | |