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
|
/f/
|
| w
|
/v/ |
/f/
|
| z
|
/z/ |
—
|
|
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 |
[lɔŋə 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
- ^ a b c ⟨e⟩ and ⟨i⟩, when unstressed, are sometimes pronounced /ə/.