Twench (Native: Poewleis /puvˈlɛɪs/) is a Gallo-Romance language.
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
Endnotes
- ^ a b c ⟨e⟩ and ⟨i⟩, when unstressed, are sometimes pronounced /ə/.