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Revision as of 19:20, 18 April 2022

Twench (Native: Poewleis /puvˈlɛɪs/) is a Gallo-Romance language.

Twench
Poewleize veul
Pronunciation[puvˈlɛɪzə føːl]
Created byShariifka

Introduction

Etymology

The endonym Poewleis is derived from poewel (< Latin populus), meaning "common folk".

The English name Twench is ultimately derived from Tuihanti, a Germanic tribe.

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants
spelling IPA Remarks
normally final
b /b/ /p/
ch /x/
d /d/ /t/
f /f/
g /ɡ/ /k/
gh /ɣ/ /x/ May instead be pronounced /ʝ/ or /x/ depending on dialect.
h /ɦ/ May be pronounced /h/ depending on dialect.
j /j/
k /k/ Written as ck when doubled.
l /l/ Pronounced dark/velarized ([ɫ]) before consonants.
m /m/
n /n/ Assimilates place of articulation with following consonant.
ng /ŋ/
p /p/
q /k/ In loanwords
qu /kv/ In loanwords
r /r/
s /s/
sj /ʃ/ In loanwords
t /t/
v /f/
w /v/ /f/
x /ks/ In loanwords
z /z/
zj /ʒ/ In loanwords
Vowels and diphthongs
spelling IPA
checked free
a /ɑ/ /a(ː)/
aa /a(ː)/
aai /aːi̯/
ai /ɑi̯/
au /ɔu̯/
e /ɛ/, /ə/[1] /e(ː)/, /ə/[1]
ee /e(ː)/
eeu /eːu̯/
ei /ɛi̯/
eu /ø(ː)/
i, y /ɪ/, /ə/[1] /i(ː)/
ie /i(ː)/
ieu /iu̯/
ij /i(ː)/
o /ɔ/ /o(ː)/
oe /u(ː)/
oei /ui̯/
oi /ɔi̯/
oo /o(ː)/
ooi /oːi̯/
ou /u(ː)/
u /ʏ/ /y(ː)/
ui /œy̯/
uu /y(ː)/
uw /yu̯/
Alphabet
Letter Name IPA
A a a [aː]
B b be [beː]
C c ce [seː]
D d de [deː]
E e e [eː]
F f ef [ɛf]
G g ge [ɡeː]
H h ha [ɦaː]
I i i [iː]
Letter Name IPA
J j je [jeː]
K k ka [kaː]
L l el [ɛɫ]
M m em [ɛm]
N n en [ɛn]
O o o [oː]
P p pe [peː]
Q q ku [ku]
R r er [ɛɾ]
Letter Name IPA
S s es [ɛs]
T t te [teː]
U u u [yː]
V v ve [feː]
W w we [veː]
X x iks [ɪks]
Y y Grieke i [ˈgɾiːkə iː]
(IJ ij) longe i [ˈlɔŋə iː]
Z z zet [zɛt]

Consonants

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Numerals

Twench numerals
Cardinal Ordinal Fractional
0 nul
1 uun
2 dous
3 treis
4 kwatter
5 sink
6 zechs
7 zet
8 ocht
9 noew
10 dies
11 onze
12 dozze
13 trezze
14 kwattorze
15 kinze
16 zezze
17 zetdies
20 wijnt
30 treinte
40 kwaraante
50 sinkaante
60 zechsaante
70 zettaante
80 ochtaante
90 noewaante
100 seint
1000 mil

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

Endnotes

  1. ^ a b c e and i, when unstressed, are sometimes pronounced /ə/.