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==Phonology==
===Short Vowels===
<table width="700px">
  <tr>
      <td>middle</td>
      <td>unstressed</td>
      <td>as in</td>
      <td>Standard</td>
      <td>Accents</td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Omberland</td>
      <td>Sloum</td>
      <td>Beikland</td>
      <td>Meivelland</td>
      <td>Spuovreik</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>&lt;a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>wat, dag</td>
      <td>a</td>
      <td>ɑ, æ</td>
      <td>a, æ</td>
      <td>ɑ</td>
      <td>ɑ</td>
      <td>a</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>&lt;e></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>reght</td>
      <td>ɛ</td>
      <td>ɛ</td>
      <td>e</td>
      <td>ɛ</td>
      <td>ɛ</td>
      <td>ɛ</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td></td>
      <td>&lt;e></td>
      <td>mucke, begin</td>
      <td>ə</td>
      <td>ə</td>
      <td>ə</td>
      <td>ə</td>
      <td>ə</td>
      <td>ə, a, ɛ</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>&lt;i></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>find</td>
      <td>ɪ</td>
      <td>ɪ</td>
      <td>ɪ</td>
      <td>ɪ</td>
      <td>ɪ</td>
      <td>ɪ</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>&lt;o></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>folk</td>
      <td>ɔ</td>
      <td>ɒ</td>
      <td>ɔ</td>
      <td>ɔ, œ</td>
      <td>ɔ</td>
      <td>ɔ, œ</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>&lt;u></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>yung</td>
      <td>ʊ</td>
      <td>ʊ</td>
      <td>ʊ</td>
      <td>ʊ, ʏ</td>
      <td>ʊ, ʏ</td>
      <td>ʊ, ʏ</td>
  </tr>
</table>
===Long Vowels and Diphthongs===
===Long Vowels and Diphthongs===
<table width="700px">
<table width="700px">
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>non-final</td>
       <td>non-final</td>
       <td>final</td>
       <td>final</td>
      <td>as in</td>
       <td>Standard</td>
       <td>Standard</td>
       <td>Accents</td>
       <td>Accents</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
      <td></td>
       <td></td>
       <td></td>
       <td></td>
       <td></td>
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       <td>&lt;aa></td>
       <td>&lt;aa></td>
       <td>&lt;a></td>
       <td>&lt;a></td>
      <td>yaar</td>
       <td>aː</td>
       <td>aː</td>
       <td>ɑː</td>
       <td>ɑː</td>
       <td>aː</td>
       <td>aː, æː</td>
       <td>aː</td>
       <td>aː, ɑː</td>
       <td>aː</td>
       <td>aː</td>
       <td>ɑː</td>
       <td>ɑː</td>
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       <td>&lt;ee></td>
       <td>&lt;ee></td>
       <td>&lt;ee></td>
       <td>&lt;ee></td>
      <td>steen</td>
       <td>eː</td>
       <td>eː</td>
       <td>eɪ</td>
       <td>eɪ</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;ei></td>
       <td>&lt;ei></td>
       <td>&lt;ei></td>
       <td>&lt;ey></td>
      <td>wein</td>
       <td>aɪ</td>
       <td>aɪ</td>
       <td>aɪ</td>
       <td>aɪ</td>
       <td>æɪ</td>
       <td>æɪ</td>
       <td>aɪ</td>
       <td>aɪ, ɛː</td>
       <td>ɛi</td>
       <td>ɛi</td>
       <td>ɛː</td>
       <td>ɛi, ɛː</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;ie></td>
       <td>&lt;ie></td>
       <td>&lt;ie>, &lt;y></td>
       <td>&lt;ie>, &lt;y></td>
      <td>diev</td>
       <td>iː</td>
       <td>iː</td>
       <td>iː</td>
       <td>iː</td>
       <td>iː</td>
       <td>iː, ɪə</td>
       <td>iː, yː</td>
       <td>iː, yː</td>
       <td>iː</td>
       <td>iː</td>
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       <td>&lt;oo></td>
       <td>&lt;oo></td>
       <td>&lt;o></td>
       <td>&lt;o></td>
      <td>groot</td>
       <td>oː</td>
       <td>oː</td>
       <td>oʊ</td>
       <td>oʊ, əʊ</td>
       <td>oː</td>
       <td>oː</td>
       <td>oː, øː</td>
       <td>oː, øː</td>
       <td>oː</td>
       <td>oː, øː</td>
       <td>øː</td>
       <td>oː, øː</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;ou></td>
       <td>&lt;ou></td>
       <td>&lt;ou></td>
       <td>&lt;ou></td>
      <td>broun</td>
       <td>aʊ</td>
       <td>aʊ</td>
       <td>aʊ</td>
       <td>aʊ</td>
       <td>ʉː</td>
       <td>æɔ, ʉː</td>
       <td>aʊ</td>
       <td>aʊ</td>
       <td>œʏ</td>
       <td>œʏ</td>
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       <td>&lt;uo></td>
       <td>&lt;uo></td>
       <td>&lt;u></td>
       <td>&lt;u></td>
      <td>guod</td>
       <td>uː</td>
       <td>uː</td>
       <td>uː</td>
       <td>uː</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>Transcription</td>
       <td>Transcription</td>
      <td>as in</td>
       <td>Standard</td>
       <td>Standard</td>
       <td>Accents</td>
       <td>Accents</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
      <td></td>
       <td></td>
       <td></td>
       <td></td>
       <td></td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;b></td>
       <td>&lt;b></td>
      <td>buok</td>
       <td>b</td>
       <td>b</td>
       <td>b</td>
       <td>b</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;d></td>
       <td>&lt;d></td>
      <td>dogh</td>
       <td>d</td>
       <td>d</td>
       <td>d</td>
       <td>d</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;f></td>
       <td>&lt;f></td>
      <td>find</td>
       <td>f</td>
       <td>f</td>
       <td>f</td>
       <td>f</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;g></td>
       <td>&lt;g></td>
      <td>guod</td>
       <td>g</td>
       <td>g</td>
       <td>g</td>
       <td>g</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;gh><sup>6</sup></td>
       <td>&lt;gh><sup>1</sup></td>
      <td>aght, reght</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x, ç<sup>3</sup></td>
       <td>x, ç<sup>2</sup></td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>x</td>
       <td>ɧ</td>
       <td>ɧ</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;h></td>
       <td>&lt;h></td>
      <td>hund</td>
       <td>h</td>
       <td>h</td>
       <td>h</td>
       <td>h</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;j></td>
       <td>&lt;j></td>
      <td>januar</td>
       <td>j</td>
       <td>j</td>
       <td>dʒ</td>
       <td>dʒ</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;k>, &lt;ck><sup>1</sup></td>
       <td>&lt;k>, &lt;ck><sup>3</sup></td>
      <td>kon, ken</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
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       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ</td>
       <td>kʰ, ɕ<sup>2</sup></td>
       <td>kʰ, ɕ<sup>4</sup></td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;l></td>
       <td>&lt;l></td>
      <td>land</td>
       <td>l</td>
       <td>l</td>
       <td>l</td>
       <td>l</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;m></td>
       <td>&lt;m></td>
      <td>mucke</td>
       <td>m</td>
       <td>m</td>
       <td>m</td>
       <td>m</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;n></td>
       <td>&lt;n></td>
      <td>naght</td>
       <td>n</td>
       <td>n</td>
       <td>n</td>
       <td>n</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;p><sup>1</sup></td>
      <td>&lt;ng><sup>1</sup></td>
      <td>sing</td>
      <td>ŋ</td>
      <td>ŋ</td>
      <td>ŋ</td>
      <td>ŋ</td>
      <td>ŋ</td>
      <td>ŋ</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
       <td>&lt;p><sup>3</sup></td>
      <td>pein</td>
       <td>pʰ</td>
       <td>pʰ</td>
       <td>pʰ</td>
       <td>pʰ</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;r></td>
       <td>&lt;r></td>
      <td>reid</td>
       <td>r</td>
       <td>r</td>
       <td>ɹ</td>
       <td>ɹ</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;s></td>
       <td>&lt;s></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>4</sup></td>
      <td>so, housen, swim</td>
       <td>s, z<sup>4</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>5</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>4</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>5</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>4, 7</sup>, ʃ<sup>5</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>5</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>4, 7</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>5, 6</sup>, ʃ<sup>6, 7</sup></td>
       <td>s, z<sup>5, 6</sup></td>
       <td>s</td>
       <td>s</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;sh></td>
       <td>&lt;sh></td>
      <td>shu, shee</td>
       <td>ʃ</td>
       <td>ʃ</td>
       <td>ʃ</td>
       <td>ʃ</td>
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       <td>ʃ</td>
       <td>ʃ</td>
       <td>sx</td>
       <td>sx</td>
       <td>sk, ɧ<sup>2</sup></td>
       <td>sk, ɧ<sup>4</sup></td>
   </tr>
   </tr>


   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;t><sup>1</sup></td>
       <td>&lt;t><sup>3</sup></td>
      <td>teen</td>
       <td>tʰ</td>
       <td>tʰ</td>
       <td>tʰ</td>
       <td>tʰ</td>
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   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;v><sup>6</sup></td>
       <td>&lt;v></td>
      <td>violien, dreiv</td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>f, b<sup>4</sup></td>
       <td>f<sup>1</sup>, b<sup>5</sup>, v<sup>6</sup></td>
       <td>f, v<sup>4</sup></td>
       <td>f<sup>1</sup>, v<sup>5, 6</sup></td>
       <td>v</td>
       <td>v</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;w></td>
       <td>&lt;w></td>
      <td>wat</td>
       <td>w</td>
       <td>w</td>
       <td>w</td>
       <td>w</td>
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   <tr>
   <tr>
       <td>&lt;y></td>
       <td>&lt;y></td>
      <td>yung</td>
       <td>j</td>
       <td>j</td>
       <td>j</td>
       <td>j</td>
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</table>
</table>


<sup>1</sup> - Not always aspirated at non-initial position.<br/>
<sup>1</sup> - Never occurs word-initially.<br/>
<sup>2</sup> - Before a front vowel.<br/>
<sup>2</sup> - After a front vowel.<br/>
<sup>3</sup> - After a front vowel.<br/>
<sup>3</sup> - Not always aspirated at non-initial position.<br/>
<sup>4</sup> - Between vowels.<br/>
<sup>4</sup> - Before a front vowel.<br/>
<sup>5</sup> - In the clusters <sl>, <sm>, <sn>, <sp>, <st> and <sw>.<br/>
<sup>5</sup> - Between vowels.<br/>
<sup>6</sup> - Never occurs word-initially.<br/>
<sup>6</sup> - Occurs word-initially.<br/>
<sup>7</sup> - Occurs word-initially.<br/>
<sup>7</sup> - In the clusters <sl>, <sm>, <sn>, <sp>, <st> and <sw>.<br/>


==Morphology==
===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
<table width="400px">
<table width="400px">
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       <td>hie</td>
       <td>hie</td>
       <td>him</td>
       <td>him</td>
       <td>hies</td>
       <td>sein</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
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       <td>wie</td>
       <td>wie</td>
       <td>us</td>
       <td>us</td>
       <td>us</td>
       <td>usser</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
      <td>yie</td>
       <td>yu</td>
       <td>yu</td>
       <td>yu</td>
       <td>yier</td>
      <td>ier</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
   <tr>
   <tr>
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       <td>dem</td>
       <td>dem</td>
       <td>deer</td>
       <td>deer</td>
  </tr>
</table>
===Adjectives===
<p>fremde man</p>
<p>de fremde man</p>
<p>een fremde man</p>
<p>De man er fremde.</p>
<p>fremde mannen</p>
<p>de fremde mannen</p>
<p>De mannen er fremde.</p>
<p>ny kleed</p>
<p>de ny kleed</p>
<p>een ny kleed</p>
<p>De kleed er ny.</p>
<p>ny kleeden</p>
<p>de ny kleed</p>
<p>De kleeden er ny.</p>
===Verbs===
''Weak verbs''
<table width="400px">
  <tr>
      <td>sagge</td>
      <td>sag</td>
      <td>sagde</td>
      <td>sagd</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>stoppe</td>
      <td>stop</td>
      <td>stopte</td>
      <td>stopt</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>badde</td>
      <td>bad</td>
      <td>baddede</td>
      <td>badded</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>arbeete</td>
      <td>arbeet</td>
      <td>arbeetede</td>
      <td>arbeeted</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>handle</td>
      <td>handel</td>
      <td>handelde</td>
      <td>handeld</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>mordre</td>
      <td>morder</td>
      <td>morderde</td>
      <td>morderd</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>kummere</td>
      <td>kummer</td>
      <td>kummerde</td>
      <td>kummerd</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>opne</td>
      <td>oppen</td>
      <td>oppende</td>
      <td>oppend</td>
  </tr>
</table>
''Strong verbs''
<table width="400px">
  <tr>
      <td>beite</td>
      <td>beit</td>
      <td>bit</td>
      <td>bitten</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>fliege</td>
      <td>flieg</td>
      <td>floog</td>
      <td>floggen</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>drinke</td>
      <td>drink</td>
      <td>drank</td>
      <td>drunken</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>helpe</td>
      <td>help</td>
      <td>halp</td>
      <td>holpen</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>brecke</td>
      <td>breck</td>
      <td>brack</td>
      <td>brocken</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>geve</td>
      <td>gev</td>
      <td>gav</td>
      <td>geven</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>slagge</td>
      <td>slag</td>
      <td>sluog</td>
      <td>slaggen</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>halde</td>
      <td>hald</td>
      <td>hild</td>
      <td>halden</td>
  </tr>
</table>
''Irregular verbs (irregular forms marked with *)''
<table width="400px">
  <tr>
      <td>*sei</td>
      <td>*er</td>
      <td>war</td>
      <td>werren</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>have</td>
      <td>hav</td>
      <td>*hadde</td>
      <td>had</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>*komme</td>
      <td>*kom</td>
      <td>kam</td>
      <td>kommen</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
      <td>wolle</td>
      <td>*will</td>
      <td>wollde</td>
      <td>wolld</td>
   </tr>
   </tr>
</table>
</table>
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3 - drie<br/>
3 - drie<br/>
4 - fier<br/>
4 - fier<br/>
5 - finf<br/>
5 - fenf<br/>
6 - siks<br/>
6 - siks<br/>
7 - sev<br/>
7 - sev<br/>
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13 - drieteen<br/>
13 - drieteen<br/>
14 - fierteen<br/>
14 - fierteen<br/>
15 - finfteen<br/>
15 - fenfteen<br/>
16 - siksteen<br/>
16 - siksteen<br/>
17 - sevteen<br/>
17 - sevteen<br/>
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1,000 - dousen
1,000 - dousen


==Sample==
===Phrases===
===Phrases===
<table>
<table>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Hello.</td>
   <td>Hello.</td>
   <td>Hei.</td>
   <td>Hey.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
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  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Good afternoon.</td>
   <td>Good afternoon.</td>
   <td>Guode eftermiddag.</td>
   <td>Guode aftermiddag.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
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   <td>Guode naght.</td>
   <td>Guode naght.</td>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>My name is ...</td>
<tr>
   <td>Mein naam ar ... / Ig heet ...</td>
  <td>Excuse me.</td>
  <td>Outshuld mie.</td>
<tr>
<tr>
  <td>What is your name?</td>
  <td>Wat/Hu er dein naam / Wat/Hu heet du?</td>
<tr>
   <td>My name is Hans.</td>
   <td>Mein naam er Hans. / Ig heet Hans.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>How old are you?</td>
   <td>How old are you?</td>
   <td>Hu alde ar du?</td>
   <td>Hu alde er du?</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>I am 25 years old.</td>
   <td>I am 45 years old.</td>
   <td>Ig ar tweety-finf yaaren alde.</td>
   <td>Ig er fierty-fenf yaaren alde.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Where are you from?</td>
   <td>Where are you from?</td>
   <td>Werav ar du / Werout kom du?</td>
   <td>Wer er du av? / Wer kom du out?</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>I am from ...</td>
   <td>I am from Pitcairn.</td>
   <td>Ig ar av ... / Ig kom out ...</td>
   <td>Ig er av Pitcairn. / Ig kom out Pitcairn.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Are you married?</td>
   <td>Are you married?</td>
   <td>Ar du eely?</td>
   <td>Er du betroud?</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Yes, I am.</td>
   <td>Yes, I am.</td>
   <td>Ya, ig ar.</td>
   <td>Ya, ig er.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>No, I'm not.</td>
   <td>No, I'm not.</td>
   <td>Nee, ig ar nit.</td>
   <td>Nee, ig er nit.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>I'm learning Twisspraak but do not speak it very well.</td>
   <td>I'm learning Twisspraak but do not speak it very well.</td>
   <td>Ig lern twisspraak dogh ig kon nit spreke dat muk guod.</td>
   <td>Ig lern twisspraak dogh ig konn nit sprecke dat muck guod.</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>How do you say X in Twisspraak?</td>
   <td>How do you say that in Twisspraak?</td>
   <td>Hu sag man X in twisspraak?</td>
   <td>Hu sag mann dat in twisspraak?</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
   <td>What does X mean?</td>
   <td>What does that mean?</td>
   <td>Wat bedied X?</td>
   <td>Wat bedied dat?</td>
  </tr>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <tr>
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</table>
</table>


===De ny Kleeden av de Keiser===
===De keisers ny kleeden===
Befor mucke yaaren, livde een keiser welk denkte so muk av ny kleeden, at hie outgav al hies pennien for tu werre reght shoone. Hie kummerde selv nit om hies soldaaten, kummerde selv nit om teater or om tu ga in de wald, outer aleen for tu forstelle hies ny kleeden. Hie hade een kleedingstuck for ever uor av de dag, en as man sag av een kung, "Hie ar in de raad", so sagde man hier alteid: "Hie ar in de kleedroum!".
Befor mucke yaaren, livde een keiser dat denkte so muck av ny kleeden, at hie outgav all sein pennien fur tu sei reght shoone. Hie kummerde selv nit om sein kriegeren, kummerde selv nit om shouspeel or om tu ga in de wald, outer aleen fur tu forstelle sein ny kleeden. Hie hadde een kleeding stuck fur ever uor av de dag, en as man sag av een kung, "Hie er in de raad", so sagde man hier allteid: "Hie er in de kleedroum!".
 
In de groote stad wer hie woonde, war de leiv muck luckly. Ever dag, kam mucke fremde menshen dar. Een dag, kam twee swindleren. Dee outgav selv fur tu sei weveren en sagde at dee konnde weve de feinste stoff dat man kon denke. De farven en de munster war nit aleen unwoonly shoone, dogh de kleeden dat war naade av de stoff hadde de wonderbare eegenshap at dee war unsightbarre fur ever mensh dat dougde nit sein ambd or ook war untuolaatly dumme.
 
"Dat shollde sei een feine kleed", denkte de keiser; "if ig shollde dragge dem, konnde ig outfinde welke mannen in mein reik dougde nit fur de ambd dat dee hav; ig konnde undersheide de kluoken av de dummen! Ya, de stoff must sei soford wevd fur mie!”. En hie gav de swindleren mucke pennien, fur at dee shollde beginne deer arbeet.


In de groote stad wer hie woonde, war de leiv muk lucky. Ever dag, kam mucke fremde menshen dar. Een dag, kam twee swindleren. Dee outgav selv for tu werre wevveren en sagde at dee konde wevve de feinste stof welk man kon denke. De farven en de munster war nit aleen unwoonly shoone, dogh de kleeden welk war naade av de stof hadde de wonderbare eegenshap at dee war unsightbare for ever mensh welk war nit guode for hies ambd or ook war untuolaatly dumme.
Dee upsette ook twee wevstuolen, en deed as if dee arbeetede, dogh dee hadde nit de littelste op de wevstuol. Trots dat, fruog dee om de feinste silk en de praghtieste gold, dogh dee stickte dat in deer eegne sacken en arbeetede an de inhaldloose wevstuolen till laat in de naght.


"Dat sholde werre een feine kleed", denkte de keiser; "if ig sholde dragge dem, konde ig outfinde welke mannen in mein reik ar nit guode for de ambd welk dee hav; ig konde undersheide de kluoken av de dummen!"
"Nu shollde ig gern weete hu fer dee er med de stoff", denkte de keiser,
[[Category:Conlangs]]

Latest revision as of 03:12, 19 February 2008

Phonology

Short Vowels

middle unstressed as in Standard Accents
Omberland Sloum Beikland Meivelland Spuovreik
<a> wat, dag a ɑ, æ a, æ ɑ ɑ a
<e> reght ɛ ɛ e ɛ ɛ ɛ
<e> mucke, begin ə ə ə ə ə ə, a, ɛ
<i> find ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ
<o> folk ɔ ɒ ɔ ɔ, œ ɔ ɔ, œ
<u> yung ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ, ʏ ʊ, ʏ ʊ, ʏ

Long Vowels and Diphthongs

non-final final as in Standard Accents
Omberland Sloum Beikland Meivelland Spuovreik
<aa> <a> yaar ɑː aː, æː aː, ɑː ɑː
<ee> <ee> steen
<ei> <ey> wein æɪ aɪ, ɛː ɛi ɛi, ɛː
<ie> <ie>, <y> diev iː, ɪə iː, yː iː, yː
<oo> <o> groot oʊ, əʊ oː, øː oː, øː oː, øː
<ou> <ou> broun æɔ, ʉː œʏ ʉː
<uo> <u> guod ʊə

Consonants

Transcription as in Standard Accents
Omberland Sloum Beikland Meivelland Spuovreik
<b> buok b b b b b b
<d> dogh d d d d d d
<f> find f f f f f f
<g> guod g g g g ɣ g
<gh>1 aght, reght x x x x, ç2 x ɧ
<h> hund h h h h h h
<j> januar j j j j
<k>, <ck>3 kon, ken kʰ, ɕ4
<l> land l l l l l l
<m> mucke m m m m m m
<n> naght n n n n n n
<ng>1 sing ŋ ŋ ŋ ŋ ŋ ŋ
<p>3 pein
<r> reid r ɹ ɹ r r r
<s> so, housen, swim s, z5 s, z5 s, z5 s, z5, 6, ʃ6, 7 s, z5, 6 s
<sh> shu, shee ʃ ʃ ʃ ʃ sx sk, ɧ4
<t>3 teen
<v> violien, dreiv v v v f1, b5, v6 f1, v5, 6 v
<w> wat w w w v ʋ v
<y> yung j j j j j j

1 - Never occurs word-initially.
2 - After a front vowel.
3 - Not always aspirated at non-initial position.
4 - Before a front vowel.
5 - Between vowels.
6 - Occurs word-initially.
7 - In the clusters <sl>, <sm>, <sn>, <sp>, <st> and <sw>.

Morphology

Pronouns

ig mie mein
du die dein
hie him sein
sie hir hir
dat dat dats
wie us usser
yie yu yier
dee dem deer

Adjectives

fremde man

de fremde man

een fremde man

De man er fremde.

fremde mannen

de fremde mannen

De mannen er fremde.

ny kleed

de ny kleed

een ny kleed

De kleed er ny.

ny kleeden

de ny kleed

De kleeden er ny.

Verbs

Weak verbs

sagge sag sagde sagd
stoppe stop stopte stopt
badde bad baddede badded
arbeete arbeet arbeetede arbeeted
handle handel handelde handeld
mordre morder morderde morderd
kummere kummer kummerde kummerd
opne oppen oppende oppend

Strong verbs

beite beit bit bitten
fliege flieg floog floggen
drinke drink drank drunken
helpe help halp holpen
brecke breck brack brocken
geve gev gav geven
slagge slag sluog slaggen
halde hald hild halden

Irregular verbs (irregular forms marked with *)

*sei *er war werren
have hav *hadde had
*komme *kom kam kommen
wolle *will wollde wolld

Numerals

1 - een
2 - twee
3 - drie
4 - fier
5 - fenf
6 - siks
7 - sev
8 - aght
9 - nien
10 - teen
11 - elf
12 - twelf
13 - drieteen
14 - fierteen
15 - fenfteen
16 - siksteen
17 - sevteen
18 - aghtteen
19 - nienteen
20 - tweety
30 - driety
100 - hunder
1,000 - dousen

Sample

Phrases

Hello. Hey.
Good morning. Guode morn.
Good afternoon. Guode aftermiddag.
Good evening. Guode aaven.
Good night. Guode naght.
Excuse me. Outshuld mie.
What is your name? Wat/Hu er dein naam / Wat/Hu heet du?
My name is Hans. Mein naam er Hans. / Ig heet Hans.
How old are you? Hu alde er du?
I am 45 years old. Ig er fierty-fenf yaaren alde.
Where are you from? Wer er du av? / Wer kom du out?
I am from Pitcairn. Ig er av Pitcairn. / Ig kom out Pitcairn.
Are you married? Er du betroud?
Yes, I am. Ya, ig er.
No, I'm not. Nee, ig er nit.
I'm learning Twisspraak but do not speak it very well. Ig lern twisspraak dogh ig konn nit sprecke dat muck guod.
How do you say that in Twisspraak? Hu sag mann dat in twisspraak?
What does that mean? Wat bedied dat?
I don't understand. Ig fersta nit.

De keisers ny kleeden

Befor mucke yaaren, livde een keiser dat denkte so muck av ny kleeden, at hie outgav all sein pennien fur tu sei reght shoone. Hie kummerde selv nit om sein kriegeren, kummerde selv nit om shouspeel or om tu ga in de wald, outer aleen fur tu forstelle sein ny kleeden. Hie hadde een kleeding stuck fur ever uor av de dag, en as man sag av een kung, "Hie er in de raad", so sagde man hier allteid: "Hie er in de kleedroum!".

In de groote stad wer hie woonde, war de leiv muck luckly. Ever dag, kam mucke fremde menshen dar. Een dag, kam twee swindleren. Dee outgav selv fur tu sei weveren en sagde at dee konnde weve de feinste stoff dat man kon denke. De farven en de munster war nit aleen unwoonly shoone, dogh de kleeden dat war naade av de stoff hadde de wonderbare eegenshap at dee war unsightbarre fur ever mensh dat dougde nit sein ambd or ook war untuolaatly dumme.

"Dat shollde sei een feine kleed", denkte de keiser; "if ig shollde dragge dem, konnde ig outfinde welke mannen in mein reik dougde nit fur de ambd dat dee hav; ig konnde undersheide de kluoken av de dummen! Ya, de stoff must sei soford wevd fur mie!”. En hie gav de swindleren mucke pennien, fur at dee shollde beginne deer arbeet.

Dee upsette ook twee wevstuolen, en deed as if dee arbeetede, dogh dee hadde nit de littelste op de wevstuol. Trots dat, fruog dee om de feinste silk en de praghtieste gold, dogh dee stickte dat in deer eegne sacken en arbeetede an de inhaldloose wevstuolen till laat in de naght.

"Nu shollde ig gern weete hu fer dee er med de stoff", denkte de keiser,