Twisspraak
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 | aː | ɑː | aː, æː | aː, ɑː | aː | ɑː |
| <ee> | <ee> | steen | eː | eɪ | eː | eː | eː | eː |
| <ei> | <ey> | wein | aɪ | aɪ | æɪ | aɪ, ɛː | ɛi | ɛi, ɛː |
| <ie> | <ie>, <y> | diev | iː | iː | iː, ɪə | iː, yː | iː | iː, yː |
| <oo> | <o> | groot | oː | oʊ, əʊ | oː | oː, øː | oː, øː | oː, øː |
| <ou> | <ou> | broun | aʊ | aʊ | æɔ, ʉː | aʊ | œʏ | ʉː |
| <uo> | <u> | guod | uː | uː | ʊə | uː | uː | uː |
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 | dʒ | dʒ | j | j | j |
| <k>, <ck>3 | kon, ken | kʰ | kʰ | kʰ | kʰ | kʰ | 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 | pʰ | pʰ | pʰ | pʰ | pʰ | pʰ |
| <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 | tʰ | tʰ | tʰ | tʰ | tʰ | tʰ |
| <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 | hies |
| sie | hir | hir |
| dat | dat | dats |
| wie | us | us |
| yu | yu | ier |
| dee | dem | deer |
Verbs
Weak verbs
| livve | liv | livde | livd |
| sagge | sag | sagde | sagd |
| stoppe | stop | stopte | stopt |
| raade | raad | raadede | raaded |
| arbeete | arbeet | arbeetede | arbeeted |
| handle | handel | handelde | handeld |
| ferbetre | ferbetter | ferbetterde | ferbetterd |
| 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 | brek | brak | brocken |
| gevve | gev | gav | gevven |
| slagge | slag | sluog | slaggen |
| halde | hald | held | halden |
Irregular verbs
| werre | ar | war | werren |
| havve | hav | hadde | had |
| komme | kom | kam | kommen |
| ga | ga | gig | gaan |
Numerals
1 - een
2 - twee
3 - drie
4 - fier
5 - finf
6 - siks
7 - sev
8 - aght
9 - nien
10 - teen
11 - elf
12 - twelf
13 - drieteen
14 - fierteen
15 - finfteen
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. |
| What is your name? | Wat/Hu ar dein naam / Wat/Hu heet du? |
| My name is ... | Mein naam ar ... / Ig heet ... |
| How old are you? | Hu alde ar du? |
| I am 25 years old. | Ig ar tweety-finf yaaren alde. |
| Where are you from? | Wer ar du av / Wer kom du out? |
| I am from ... | Ig ar av ... / Ig kom out ... |
| Are you married? | Ar du eely? |
| Yes, I am. | Ya, ig ar. |
| No, I'm not. | Nee, ig ar nit. |
| I'm learning Twisspraak but do not speak it very well. | Ig lern twisspraak dogh ig kon nit sprecke dat muk guod. |
| How do you say that in Twisspraak? | Hu sag man 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 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 hadde 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!".
In de groote stad wer hie woonde, war de leiv muk luckly. 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.
"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!"
