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! rowspan="2" | spelling ||colspan="2"| [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] || rowspan="2"| Remarks
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! normally || final
! normally || final
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| '''b'''
| '''b'''
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| {{IPA|/b/}} || {{IPA|/p/}} ||
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| '''ch'''
| '''ch'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/x/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/x/}} ||
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<!--
<!--
| '''chj'''
| '''chj'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ç/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ç/}} ||
|-->
|-->
| '''d'''
| '''d'''
| {{IPA|/d/}} || {{IPA|/t/}}
| {{IPA|/d/}} || {{IPA|/t/}} ||
|-
|-
<!--| '''dj'''
<!--| '''dj'''
| {{IPA|/dʒ/}} || {{IPA|/tʃ/}}
| {{IPA|/dʒ/}} || {{IPA|/tʃ/}} ||
|-->
|-->
| '''f'''
| '''f'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/f/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/f/}} ||
|-
|-
| '''g'''
| '''g'''
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}} || {{IPA|/k/}}
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}} || {{IPA|/k/}} ||
|-
|-
<!--| '''gj'''
<!--| '''gj'''
| {{IPA|/ɟ/}} || {{IPA|/c/}}
| {{IPA|/ɟ/}} || {{IPA|/c/}} ||
|-->
|-->
| '''gh'''
| '''gh'''
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}} || {{IPA|/x/}}
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}} || {{IPA|/x/}} || May instead be pronounced /ʝ/ or /x/ depending on dialect.
|-
|-
<!--| '''ghj'''
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| {{IPA|/ʝ/}} || {{IPA|/ç/}}
| {{IPA|/ʝ/}} || {{IPA|/ç/}} ||
|-->
|-->
| '''h'''
| '''h'''
| {{IPA|/ɦ/}} || &mdash;
| {{IPA|/ɦ/}} || &mdash; || May be pronounced /h/ depending on dialect.
|-
|-
| '''j'''
| '''j'''
| {{IPA|/j/}} || &mdash;
| {{IPA|/j/}} || &mdash; ||
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| '''k'''
| '''k'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/k/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/k/}} ||
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| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/c/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/c/}} ||
|-->
|-->
| '''l'''
| '''l'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/l/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/l/}} || Pronounced dark/velarized ([ɫ]) before consonants.
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|-
| '''m'''
| '''m'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/m/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/m/}} ||
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| '''n'''
| '''n'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/n/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/n/}} || Assimilates place of articulation with following consonant.
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| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɲ/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ɲ/}} ||
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| '''ng'''
| '''ng'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ŋ/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ŋ/}} ||
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| '''p'''
| '''p'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/p/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/p/}} ||
|-
| '''q'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/k/}} || In loanwords
|-
| '''qu'''
| {{IPA|/kv/}} || &mdash; || In loanwords
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| '''r'''
| '''r'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/r/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/r/}} ||
|-
|-
| '''s'''
| '''s'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/s/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/s/}} ||
|-
|-
| '''sj'''
| '''sj'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ʃ/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/ʃ/}} || In loanwords
|-
|-
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|-->
| '''t'''
| '''t'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/t/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/t/}} ||
|-
|-
<!--| '''tj'''
<!--| '''tj'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/tʃ/}}
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/tʃ/}} ||
|-->
|-->
<!--
<!--
| '''th'''
| '''th'''
| {{IPA|/t/}}<ref>In words like ''thans'', ''thee'' and ''thuis''.</ref> || &mdash;
| {{IPA|/t/}}<ref>In words like ''thans'', ''thee'' and ''thuis''.</ref> || &mdash; ||
|--->
|--->
| '''v'''
| '''v'''
| colspan="2" | {{IPA|/f/}}
| {{IPA|/f/}} || &mdash; ||
|-
|-
| '''w'''
| '''w'''
| {{IPA|/v/}} || {{IPA|/f/}}
| {{IPA|/v/}} || {{IPA|/f/}} ||
|-
| '''x'''
| colspan="2"| {{IPA|/ks/}} || In loanwords
|-
|-
| '''z'''
| '''z'''
| {{IPA|/z/}} || &mdash;
| {{IPA|/z/}} || &mdash; ||
|-
|-
| '''zj'''
| '''zj'''
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}} || &mdash;
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}} || &mdash; || In loanwords
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Revision as of 12:09, 16 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/
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 /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

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/.
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