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

Twench
Poewleise veul
Pronunciation[puvˈlɛɪsə 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]) 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
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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)/
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]

Consonants

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Pronouns

Person/ Number Subject Object Possessive
1S jou je mei me mij mien
2S
2S (arch.) tu te tei te tij tien
3SM
3SF
1P
2P
3P

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
10^6 miljoun miljouniesem miljouniesem

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Vocabulary

Example texts

Other resources

Endnotes

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