Twench

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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 ⟨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 primeer, prijm
2 dous zekond demei
3 treis tiers tiers
4 kwatter kwart kwart
5 sink kint kint
6 zechs zecht zecht
7 zet zettem
8 ocht ochtem
9 noew noewem
10 dies diesem
11 onze onzem
12 dozze dozzem
13 trezze trezzem
14 kwattorze kwattorzem
15 kinze kinzem
16 zezze zezzem
17 zetdies zetdiesem
20 wijnt wijntiesem
30 treint treintiesem
40 kwaraant
50 sinkaant
60 zechsaant
70 zettaant
80 ochtaant
90 noewaant
100 seint seintiesem
1000 mil miliesem

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/.