Verse:Mwail/Bri

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