Twench

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

Twench
Poewleize veul
Pronunciation	[puvˈlɛɪzə 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 as 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/ /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)/ — 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]

Morphology

Numerals

Twench numerals

	Cardinal	Ordinal	Fractional
0	nul
1	uun	primeer
2	dous	zekond
3	treis	tiers	tiers
4	kwatter	kwart	kwart
5	sink	kint	kint
6	zechs	zecht	zecht
7	zet
8	ocht
9	noew
10	dies
11	onze
12	dozze
13	trezze
14	kwattorze
15	kinze
16	zezze
17	zetdies
20	wijnt
30	treint
40	kwaraant
50	sinkaant
60	zechsaant
70	zettaant
80	ochtaant
90	noewaant
100	seint
1000	mil