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including the High German consonant shift and i-umlaut. Otherwise, it is a | including the High German consonant shift and i-umlaut. Otherwise, it is a | ||
pretty normal Romance language without any "cool" features. | pretty normal Romance language without any "cool" features. | ||
==Phonology== | |||
===Alphabet and pronunciation=== | |||
The consonants are pronounced as in English, with the following | |||
exceptions: | |||
{| | |||
| '''c''' || like ''sh'' after front vowels, like ''k'' elsewhere | |||
|- | |||
| '''ch''' || as in German | |||
|- | |||
| '''cj''' || always like ''sh'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''dj''' || like ''j'' in ''job'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''g''' || like ''s'' in ''measure'' after front vowels, like ''g'' in ''good'' elsewhere | |||
|- | |||
| '''gj'' || like ''s'' in ''measure'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''h''' || very lightly pronounced if at all | |||
|- | |||
| '''j''' || like ''y'' in ''yes'' (but see '''cj''', '''dj''', '''gj''' and '''tj''') | |||
|- | |||
| '''qu''' || like ''k'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''r''' || uvular ''r'' as in French | |||
|- | |||
| '''s''' || always as in ''sing'' | |||
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| '''tj''' || like ''ch'' in ''chin'' | |||
|- | |||
| '''x''' || the same as '''s''' | |||
|- | |||
| '''z''' || the same as '''s''' | |||
|} | |||
The vowels are pronounced as in German. | |||
Accent falls on the last non-'''e''' vowel, unless there is an '''e''' | |||
with an acute accent ('''é'''), in which case the latter is stressed. | |||
[[Category:LLL]] | [[Category:LLL]] | ||
[[Category: Romance conlangs]] | [[Category: Romance conlangs]] | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 3 June 2005
Germanech (also known as Mosel Romance) is a conlang invented by Jörg Rhiemeier. It is a Romance language of Germany which was inspired by Andrew Smith's Brithenig. In the world of the League of Lost Languages, it is spoken in a few villages in the vicinity of Trier, Germany.
Germanech has undergone certain sound changes similar to the ones of German, including the High German consonant shift and i-umlaut. Otherwise, it is a pretty normal Romance language without any "cool" features.
Phonology
Alphabet and pronunciation
The consonants are pronounced as in English, with the following exceptions:
| c | like sh after front vowels, like k elsewhere |
| ch | as in German |
| cj | always like sh |
| dj | like j in job |
| g | like s in measure after front vowels, like g in good elsewhere |
| 'gj | like s in measure |
| h | very lightly pronounced if at all |
| j | like y in yes (but see cj, dj, gj and tj) |
| qu | like k |
| r | uvular r as in French |
| s | always as in sing |
| tj | like ch in chin |
| x | the same as s |
| z | the same as s |
The vowels are pronounced as in German.
Accent falls on the last non-e vowel, unless there is an e with an acute accent (é), in which case the latter is stressed.
