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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Consonant]]s
! rowspan="2" | spelling ||colspan="2"| [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
|-
! normally || final
|-
| '''b'''
| {{IPA|/b/}} || {{IPA|/p/}}
|-
| '''ch'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/x/}}
|-
| '''d'''
| {{IPA|/d/}} || {{IPA|/t/}}
|-
| '''f'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/f/}}
|-
| '''g'''
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}} || {{IPA|/k/}}
|-
| '''gh'''
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}} || {{IPA|/x/}}
|-
| '''h'''
| {{IPA|/ɦ/}} || —
|-
| '''j'''
| {{IPA|/j/}} || —
|-
| '''k'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/k/}}
|-
| '''l'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/l/}}
|-
| '''m'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/m/}}
|-
| '''n'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/n/}}
|-
| '''ng'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ŋ/}}
|-
| '''p'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/p/}}
|-
| '''r'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/r/}}
|-
| '''s'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/s/}}
|-
<!--| '''sch'''
| {{IPA|/sx/}}, {{IPA|/s/}}<ref name="sch"/> || {{IPA|/s/}}<ref name="sch">Used only in the suffix ''-isch'' {{IPA|/is/}} and its form ''-ische'' {{IPA|/isə/}}.</ref>
|-->
| '''t'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/t/}}
|-
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| '''th'''
| {{IPA|/t/}}<ref>In words like ''thans'', ''thee'' and ''thuis''.</ref> || &mdash;
|--->
| '''v'''
| {{IPA|/v/}} || {{IPA|/f/}}
|-
| '''w'''
| {{IPA|/v/}} || {{IPA|/f/}}
|-
| '''z'''
| {{IPA|/z/}} || &mdash;
|-
|}
| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Vowel]]s&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[diphthong]]s
! rowspan="2" | spelling || colspan="2" | [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
|-
! checked || free
|-
| '''a'''
| {{IPA|/ɑ/}} || {{IPA|/aː/}}
|-
| '''aa'''
| {{IPA|/aː/}} || &mdash;
|-
| '''aai'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/aːi̯/}}
|-
| '''ai'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɑi̯/}}
|-
| '''au'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɔu̯/}}
|-
| '''e'''
| {{IPA|/ɛ/}}, {{IPA|/ə/}}<ref name="unstressed"/> || {{IPA|/eː/}}, {{IPA|/ə/}}<ref name="unstressed">{{angbr|e}} and {{angbr|i}}, when unstressed, are sometimes pronounced {{IPA|/ə/}}.</ref>
|-
| '''ee'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/eː/}}
|-
| '''eeu'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/eːu̯/}}
|-
| '''ei'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɛi̯/}}
|-
| '''eu'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/øː/}}
|-
| '''i'''
| {{IPA|/ɪ/}}, {{IPA|/ə/}}<ref name="unstressed"/> || {{IPA|/i(ː)/}}
|-
| '''ie'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/i(ː)/}}
|-
| '''iu'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/iu̯/}}
|-
| '''ij'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/i(ː)/}}
|-
| '''o'''
| {{IPA|/ɔ/}} || {{IPA|/oː/}}
|-
| '''oe'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/u(ː)/}}
|-
| '''oei'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ui̯/}}
|-
| '''oi'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɔi̯/}}
|-
| '''oo'''
| {{IPA|/oː/}} || &mdash;
|-
| '''ooi'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/oːi̯/}}
|-
| '''ou'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/uː/}}
|-
| '''u'''
| {{IPA|/ʏ/}} || {{IPA|/y(ː)/}}
|-
| '''ui'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/œy̯/}}
|-
| '''uu'''
| {{IPA|/y(ː)/}}  || &mdash;
|-
| '''uw'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/yu̯/}}
|}
|}
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The following additional letters and pronunciations appear in non-native vocabulary or words using older, obsolete spellings (often conserved in proper names):
{|
| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Consonant]]s
! rowspan="2" | spelling ||colspan="2"| [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
|-
! normally || final
|-
| '''c'''
| {{IPA|/s/}}, {{IPA|/k/}}, {{IPA|/tʃ/}} <ref name="c">{{angbr|c}} before {{angbr|e}}, {{angbr|i}}, {{angbr|y}}, is pronounced {{IPA|/s/}} (or {{IPA|/tʃ/}} in some loanwords from Italian) and {{IPA|/k/}} otherwise.</ref> || {{IPA|/k/}}
|-
| '''ç'''
| {{IPA|/s/}}<ref>The [[cedilla]] is used to indicate pronunciation as {{IPA|/s/}} when {{angbr|c}} is followed by {{angbr|a}}, {{angbr|o}} or {{angbr|u}}.</ref> || &mdash;
|-
| '''ck'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/k/}}
|-
| '''ch'''
| {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, {{IPA|/tʃ/}}, {{IPA|/k/}} <ref name="ch">{{angbr|ch}} is pronounced {{IPA|/k/}} in Italian loanwords, {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, {{IPA|/tʃ/}} in loanwords from other sources.</ref> || &mdash;
|-
| '''g'''
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}}, {{IPA|/dʒ/}}, {{IPA|/ɡ/}}<ref name="g"/> || {{IPA|/k/}}<ref name="g">{{angbr|g}} may be pronounced {{IPA|/ʒ/}} or {{IPA|/dʒ/}} before {{angbr|e}} {{angbr|i}} or {{angbr|y}} in words of Romance or English origin.</ref>
|-
| '''gh'''
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}}, {{IPA|/x/}} || {{IPA|/x/}}
|-
| '''gch'''
| {{IPA|/x/}} || &mdash;
|-
| '''(i)ll'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/j/}}<ref>{{angbr|(i)ll}} is found in words from French or occasionally Spanish.</ref>
|-
| '''j'''
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}}, {{IPA|/dʒ/}}, {{IPA|/x/}} <ref name="j"/> || {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, {{IPA|/x/}} <ref name="j">{{angbr|j}} is pronounced {{IPA|/x/}} in Spanish loanwords, as a postalveolar in loanwords from other sources.</ref>
|-
| '''ñ'''
| {{IPA|/nj/}}<ref>The letter {{angbr|ñ}} occurs only in a few Spanish loanwords.</ref> || &mdash;
|-
| '''ph'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/f/}}<ref name="ph">Used only in some proper names like ''[[Zutphen]]''. Words of Greek origin are written with {{angbr|f}} but formerly with {{angbr|ph}}.</ref>
|-
| '''q'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/k/}}<ref name="q">In the rare cases when {{angbr|q}} is ''not'' followed by {{angbr|u}}, it is pronounced {{IPA|/k/}}. In those cases, {{angbr|q}} is most likely a result of [[transliteration]] from languages such as [[Arabic language|Arabic]].</ref>
|-
| '''qu'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/kʋ/}}, {{IPA|/k/}}<ref name="qu">{{angbr|qu}} is normally pronounced {{IPA|/kʋ/}} but as {{IPA|/k/}} before {{angbr|e}} or {{angbr|i}} in loanwords from French or Spanish.</ref>
|-
| '''s'''
|  {{IPA|/z/}}<ref name="s">{{angbr|s}} may be pronounced {{IPA|/z/}} before a vowel in words of foreign origin.</ref> || &mdash;
|-
| '''sch'''
| {{IPA|/ʃ/}}<ref name="sch2"/> || {{IPA|/ʃ/}}, {{IPA|/s/}}<ref name="sch2">{{IPA|/ʃ/}} is used mostly in words of German origin. It is also {{IPA|/s/}} finally in older Dutch spellings, which are now spelled with just {{angbr|s}}</ref>
|-
| '''sh'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ʃ/}}
|-
| '''sj'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ʃ/}}<ref name="(t)sj">{{IPA|/ʃ/}} and {{IPA|/tʃ/}} occur as independent phonemes only in words of foreign origin. The sounds are approximated using the "native" spellings {{angbr|sj}} and {{angbr|tsj}} respectively.</ref>
|-
| '''sz'''
| — || {{IPA|/s/}}<ref name="sz">Used in some proper names such as ''[[Lambert Jacobsz|Jacobsz]]'', as a contraction of ''-s zoon'' (...'s son).</ref>
|-
| '''ti(e)'''
| {{IPA|/(t)si/}}<ref name="ti">{{angbr|ti}} followed by a vowel is pronounced {{IPA|/(t)si/}} in loanwords of Latin origin.</ref> || &mdash;
|-
| '''th'''
| {{IPA|/t/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}<ref name="th"/> || {{IPA|/t/}}<ref name="th">{{angbr|th}} is {{IPA|/t/}} in words of Greek origin. In English loanwords, it is most often approximated with {{IPA|/t/}} or {{IPA|/d/}} according to the English pronunciation, or speakers may attempt to pronounce dental fricatives, as in English.</ref>
|-
| '''tsj'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/tʃ/}}<ref name="(t)sj"/>
|-
| '''x'''
| {{IPA|/ks/}}, {{IPA|/ɡz/}}<ref name="x">{{angbr|x}} is sometimes pronounced {{IPA|/ɡz/}} between vowels, usually in southern dialects.</ref> || {{IPA|/ks/}}
|-
| '''y'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/j/}}
|-
| '''z'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ts/}}, {{IPA|/dz/}}<ref>{{angbr|z}} is {{IPA|/ts/}} in words of German or Italian origin. In Italian words, it may also be {{IPA|/dz/}} between vowels.</ref>
|-
|}
| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[Vowel]]s&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[diphthong]]s
! rowspan="2" | spelling || colspan="2" | [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]
|-
! checked || free
|-
| '''aaij''', '''aay''', '''aij''', '''ay'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/aːi̯/}}<ref name="ij-y">In diphthongs, {{angbr|ij}} and {{angbr|y}} are obsolete spellings for {{angbr|i}}. They are found mostly in names.</ref>
|-
| '''ae'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/aː/}}, {{IPA|/eː/}}<ref name="ae">{{angbr|ae}} is an obsolete spelling for {{angbr|aa}}. In Latin words, it is treated identical to {{angbr|ee}}.</ref>
|-
| '''aei''', '''aeij''', '''aey'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/aːi̯/}}<ref name="ij-y"/><ref name="ae"/>
|-
| '''ai'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɛː/}}
|-
| '''au(x)''', '''eau(x)'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/oː/}}<ref name="au">In words of French origin.</ref>
|-
| '''è''', '''ê'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɛ/}}, {{IPA|/ɛː/}}
|-
| '''é'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/eː/}}, {{IPA|/ei̯/}}
|-
| '''eij''', '''ey'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɛi̯/}}<ref name="ij-y"/>
|-
| '''eu'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/œː/}}, {{IPA|/œy̯/}}<ref name="eu"> {{angbr|eu}} is pronounced as {{IPA|/œy̯/}} by some speakers in words of Greek origin.</ref>
|-
| '''o''', '''ô'''
| {{IPA|/ɔː/}} || &mdash;
|-
| '''oeij''', '''oey'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ui̯/}}<ref name="ij-y"/>
|-
| '''oi'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ʋɑ/}}, {{IPA|/ʋaː/}}, {{IPA|/oː/}}<ref name="oi">{{angbr|oi}} is pronounced {{IPA|/ʋɑ/}} or {{IPA|/ʋaː/}} in French loanwords. In archaic Dutch spellings, mostly proper nouns, it may also be {{IPA|/oː/}} (for example, [[Oisterwijk]] or [[Helvoirt]]).</ref>
|-
| '''oo'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/u(ː)/}}<ref>{{angbr|oo}} is generally {{IPA|/u(ː)/}} in English loanwords.</ref>
|-
| '''ooij''', '''ooy''', '''oij''', '''oy'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/oːi̯/}}<ref name="ij-y"/>
|-
| '''ou'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/u(ː)/}}<ref>{{angbr|ou}} is generally {{IPA|/u(ː)/}} in loanwords from French or Greek.</ref>
|-
| '''u'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/u(ː)/}}
|-
| '''ui'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ʋi(ː)/}}, {{IPA|/uː/}}<ref>{{angbr|ui}} is pronounced {{IPA|/ʋi(ː)/}} in loanwords from French. In English loanwords, such as ''cruise'', it is {{IPA|/uː/}}.</ref>
|-
| '''uij''', '''uy'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/œy̯/}}<ref name="ij-y"/>
|-
| '''y'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/i/}}, {{IPA|/ɪ/}}, {{IPA|/ɛi̯/}}<ref name="y">{{angbr|y}} is usually pronounced as {{angbr|i}} or {{angbr|ie}}. It is also an obsolete spelling variant of {{angbr|ij}}.</ref>
|}
|}
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===Consonants===
===Consonants===


Revision as of 12:54, 15 April 2022

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

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