Roman Germanech
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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 before front vowels, like k elsewhere |
ch | as in German |
cj | always like sh |
dj | like j in job |
g | like s in measure before front vowels, like g in good elsewhere |
gj | like s in measure |
gu | as in guitar before front vowels |
h | very lightly pronounced if at all |
j | like y in yes (but see cj, dj, gj and tj) |
qu | like k before front vowels |
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.