Twench

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

Twench
Poewleize veul
Pronunciation[[Help:IPA|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
normally final
b /b/ /p/
ch /x/
d /d/ /t/
f /f/
g /ɡ/ /k/
gh /ɣ/ /x/
h /ɦ/
j /j/
k /k/
l /l/
m /m/
n /n/
ng /ŋ/
p /p/
r /r/
s /s/
t /t/
v /v/ /f/
w /v/ /f/
z /z/
Vowels and diphthongs
spelling IPA
checked free
a /ɑ/ /aː/
aa /aː/
aai /aːi̯/
ai /ɑi̯/
au /ɔu̯/
e /ɛ/, /ə/[1] /eː/, /ə/[1]
ee /eː/
eeu /eːu̯/
ei /ɛi̯/
eu /øː/
i /ɪ/, /ə/[1] /i(ː)/
ie /i(ː)/
iu /iu̯/
ij /i(ː)/
o /ɔ/ /oː/
oe /u(ː)/
oei /ui̯/
oi /ɔi̯/
oo /oː/
ooi /oːi̯/
ou /uː/
u /ʏ/ /y(ː)/
ui /œy̯/
uu /y(ː)/
uw /yu̯/

Consonants

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

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/.