Twench

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

Twench
Poewleise veul
Pronunciation	[puvˈlɛɪsə føːl]
Created by	Shariifka
Language family	Indo-European Romance Western Romance Gallo-Romance Twench

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]) word-finally and 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/ th /t/ — Mostly in loanwords, or dialectal for /θ/. 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/ /e(ː)/, /ə/ ee /e(ː)/ eeu /eːu̯/ ei /ɛi̯/ eu /ø(ː)/ i, y /ɪ/, /ə/ /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)/ —

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 [kyː] 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 Griekeise i [gɾiːˈkɛɪsə iː] (IJ ij) longe i [ˈlɔŋə iː] Z z zet [zɛt]

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns are not declined for case.

There in no grammatical gender besides natural gender (similar to English).

Plural is usually formed in -(e)s.

Articles

Precede the noun they modify.

• Definite article: le (singular), les (plural)
• Indefinite article: un (singular)

Pronouns

Person/ Number	Subject		Object		Possessive
	Full	Reduced	Full	Reduced	Full	Reduced	Pronoun
1S	jou	je	mei	me	mij(n)	me(n)	miene
2S	woes	wes	wous	wes	woester	wes	woestere
2S (arch.)	tu	te	tei	te	tij(n)	te(n)	tiene
3SM	el	el	lui	le	zij(n)	ze(n)	ziene
3SF	elle	el	lei	le
3SN	lot	et	lot	et
1P	noes; noezeuts	nes	noes; noezeuts	nes	noester	nes	noestere
2P	woezeuts	wes	woezeuts	wes	woester	wes	woestere
3P	els; elzeuts	els	els; elzeuts	els	lour	ler	loure
2S/P (pol.)	os	es	os	es	os	es	osse
3R	—	—	zei	ze	—	—	—

Numerals

Twench numerals

	Cardinal	Ordinal	Fractional
0	nul	nulliesem	—
1	uun	primeer, prijm	—
2	dous	zekond	demei
3	treis	tiers	tiers
4	kwatter	kwaart	kwaart
5	sink	kint	kint
6	zechs	zechsem	zechsem
7	zet	zettem	zettem
8	ocht	ochtem	ochtem
9	noew	noewem	noewem
10	dies	diesem	diesem
11	onze	onzem	onzem
12	dozze	dozzem	dozzem
13	trezze	trezzem	trezzem
14	kwattorze	kwattorzem	kwattorzem
15	kinze	kinzem	kinzem
16	zezze	zezzem	zezzem
17	zetdies	zetdiesem	zetdiesem
20	wijnt	wijntiesem	wijntiesem
21	uun-et-wijnt	uun-et-wijntiesem	uun-et-wijntiesem
30	treint	treintiesem	treintiesem
40	kwaraant	kwaraantiesem	kwaraantiesem
50	sinkaant	sinkaantiesem	sinkaantiesem
60	zechsaant	zechsaantiesem	zechsaantiesem
70	zettaant	zettaantiesem	zettaantiesem
80	ochtaant	ochtaantiesem	ochtaantiesem
90	noewaant	noewaaantiesem	noewaaantiesem
100	seint	seintiesem	seintiesem
1000	mil	milliesem	milliesem
10⁶	miljoun	miljouniesem	miljouniesem

Example texts

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 1)

Toots ommes nassen liwer et ekwaal en deintaat et drechts. Els zon dotaat de reisoun et konsense, et els dewen aghijr les uuns woek les alters en un spirit de fraartaat.

IPA: /tots ˈɔməs ˈnasən ˈlivər ət eˈkval ən dɛɪnˈtat ət drɛxts ‖ ɛls zɔn doˈtat də rɛɪˈsun ət kɔnˈsɛnsə | ət ɛls ˈdevən aˈɣiːr ləs yns vuk ləs ˈɑltərs ən ʏn ˈspirɪt də fraːrˈtat/

Translation: All humans are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience, and they should act to one another in a spirit of brotherhood.