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| name             = Kench
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| nativename       = Qanse
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| pronunciation    = [kanse̞]
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| creator          = [[Charles LeMieux]]
| created          = 15 January 2037
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| speakers         = c. 4,000
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The '''Kench language''' (Kench: '''Qanse''') is a constructed language, created in the mid 21st century by [[Calderan Republic|Calderan]] [[President of the Calderan Republic|President]] [[Charles LeMieux]] who invented the language in order to promote pro-Burgoignesc Calderan nationalism and introduce a Calderan native language that can unite 3 of Caldera's 4 ethnic groups (the language targets descendants of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]], [[Yonderre|Gothic]], and [[Avonia|Ænglish]] settlers while neglecting the native [[Indigeno-Calderan|Volin]] population).

Despite being relatively new, Kench has already seen popularity in the Southeastern province of Caldera where it is estimated that 4,000 students already have a basic understanding of the language. This statistic is being widely purported by the Calderan government as evidence that Kench is an incredibly easy language to learn, and is superior to any prior languages. 

The Kench language is particularly closely related to the [[Burgoignesc language]] (of which LeMieux spoke frequently) and the [[Cartadanian language]], the latter being used for pronunciation while many words are borrowed from the former. It is commonly debated whether Burgoignesc and Kench are mutually intelligible, since the majority of sentences cannot be fully understood but speakers of either language would be able to understand core concepts of each other. By definition, they are usually not considered mutually intelligible. 
==Alphabet==
The alphabet of Kench is mostly based on the Latin alphabet with some modifications, including omitting the single letters "h", "c", "z", "y", "w", "x" and "k", although h will appear alongside multiple letters to produce different sounds, and c can appear in "ch", which are considered entirely new letters. Unlike other languages where letters can make different sounds depending on the context, all letters make the same sounds in any word in Kench.
{| class="wikitable"
|Letter
|A
|B
|Ch
|D
|E
|Eh
|F
|G
|Gh
|I
|J
|L
|Ll
|M
|N
|O
|P
|Q
|R
|S
|Sh
|T
|U
|V
|-
|IPA
|/a/
|/b/
|/t̠ʃ/
|/d̼/
|/e̞/
|/ɜ/
|/f/
|/ʒ/
|/g/
|/i/
|/h/
|/l̪/
|/j/
|/m/
|/n/
|/o̞/
|/p̪/
|/k/
|/ɾ/
|/s/
|/ʃ/
|/t̪/
|/u/
|/v/
|}

==Vocabulary==

=== Sample Text ===
Article 1 of the North Star Charter in Kench:

''Il qi suehti te beber de la futane de vi put fere en liberte, qon il es la dute de qe ghuvernmente te protege qe qon oter druats dote sur los oms par nutre qreator.''

Article 1 of the North Star Charter in Ænglish:

''He who wishes to drink from the fountain of life shall do so freely, and it is the duty of this government to protect this and other rights endowed upon man by our creator.''
{| class="wikitable"
!Szabolcs list word
!Kench form
!Notes
|-
| I
| llo
|
|-
| you (sing.)
| tu
| Vu is also used for formal occasions
|-
| he
| il
|
|-
| we
| nu
|
|-
| you (pl.)
| vu
| Identical to formal singular
|-
| they
| iles
|(eles is used for a group of females, iles is used if the group is all male or if genders are unknown/mixed)
|-
| this
| qe
|
|-
| that
| qa
|
|-
| here
| isi
|
|-
| there
| i
|
|-
| who
| qi
|
|-
| what
| qua
|
|-
| where
| u
|
|-
| when
| qane
|
|-
| how
| qomo
|
|-
| not
| pa
|
|-
| all
| tut
|
|-
| many
| boqu
|
|-
| some
| ju
|
|-
| few
| pu
|
|-
| other
| oter
|
|-
| one
| uno
|
|-
| two
| du
|
|-
| three
| tres
|
|-
| four
| quatro
|
|-
| five
| sinqo
|
|-
| big
| ghrande
|
|-
| long
| longha
|
|-
| thick
| diqa
|
|-
| heavy
| lud
|
|-
| small
| peqit
|
|-
| short
| qurt
|
|-
| narrow
| anqosto
|
|-
| thin
| minche
|
|-
| woman
| fam
|
|-
| man (adult male)
| om
|
|-
| man (human being)
| tripular
|
|-
| child
| enfante
|
|-
| wife
| esposa
|
|-
| husband
| mari
|
|-
| mother
| mere
|
|-
| father
| pere
|
|-
| animal
| animal
|
|-
| fish
| pish
|
|-
| bird
| uaso
|
|-
| dog
| chiene
|
|-
| louse
| pio
|
|-
| snake
| serpiente
|
|-
| worm
| vermo
|
|-
| tree
| arber
|
|-
| forest
| fore
|
|-
| stick
| baton
|
|-
| fruit
| fri
|
|-
| seed
| semo
|
|-
| leaf
| folle
|
|-
| root
| rasin
|
|-
| bark (of a tree)
| eghoche
|
|-
| flower
| flur
|
|-
| grass
| erbe
|
|-
| rope
| qord
|
|-
| skin
| po
|
|-
| meat
| viande
|
|-
| blood
| sangh
|
|-
| bone
| os
|
|-
| fat (noun)
| ghordo
|
|-
| egg
| uf
|
|-
| horn
| qorn
|
|-
| tail
| qu
|
|-
| feather
| plum
|
|-
| hair
| shehvu
|
|-
| head
| teht
|
|-
| ear
| orelle
|
|-
| eye
| olle
|
|-
| nose
| ne
|
|-
| mouth
| buche
|
|-
| tooth
| dente
|
|-
| tongue
| langh
|
|-
| fingernail
| onghel
|
|-
| foot
| pied
|
|-
| leg
| gamb
|
|-
| knee
| genu
|
|-
| hand
| men
|
|-
| wing
| flughil
|
|-
| belly
| vientre
|
|-
| guts
| tripes
|
|-
| neck
| qu
|
|-
| back
| do
|
|-
| breast
| sen
|
|-
| heart
| qur
|
|-
| liver
| liber
|
|-
| to drink
| beber
|
|-
| to eat
| mange
|
|-
| to bite
| morder
|
|-
| to suck
| suqer
|
|-
| to spit
| qrache
|
|-
| to vomit
| vomir
|
|-
| to blow
| sufle
|
|-
| to breathe
| respire
|
|-
| to laugh
| rire
|
|-
| to see
| vor
|
|-
| to hear
| odio
|
|-
| to know
| save
|
|-
| to think
| panse
|
|- 
| to smell
| odur
|
|-
| to fear
| pur
|
|-
| to sleep
| dormir
|
|-
| to live
| vivir
|
|-
| to die
| murir
|
|-
| to kill
| tue
|
|-
| to fight
| qombate
|
|-
| to hunt
| chase
|
|-
| to hit
| frape
|
|-
| to cut
| qupe
|
|-
| to split
| divise
|
|-
| to stab
| stabe
|
|-
| to scratch
| ghrate
|
|-
| to dig
| qruse
|
|-
| to swim
| nage
|
|-
| to fly
| vole
|
|-
| to walk
| marche
|
|-
| to come
| viander
|
|-
| to lie
| mentir
|
|-
| to sit
| sidi
|
|-
| to stand
| reste
|
|-
| to turn
| turne
|
|-
| to fall
| tombe
|
|-
| to give
| done
|
|-
| to hold
| prise
|
|-
| to squeeze
| prese
|
|-
| to rub
| frote
|
|-
| to wash
| lave
|
|-
| to wipe
| limpier
|
|-
| to pull
| tire
|
|-
| to push
| puse
|
|-
| to throw
| lanse
|
|-
| to tie
| atache
|
|-
| to sew
| qude
|
|-
| to count
| qonte
|
|-
| to say
| dire
|
|-
| to sing
| shante
|
|-
| to play
| gue
|
|-
| to float
| flote
|
|-
| to flow
| qule
|
|-
| to freeze
| gele
|
|-
| to swell
| ghonfle
|
|-
| sun
| sol
|
|-
| moon
| lun
|
|-
| star
| etol
|
|-
| water
| o
|
|-
| rain
| plui
|
|-
| river
| riviere
|
|-
| lake
| laqe
|
|-
| sea
| mur
|
|-
| salt
| sehl
|
|-
| stone
| piere
|Sometimes "peter" similar to English "pebble"
|-
| sand
| sable
|
|-
| dust
| polvo
|
|-
| earth
| tiera
|
|-
| cloud
| nuag
|
|-
| fog
| nebulo
|
|-
| sky
| siel
|
|-
| wind
| vo
|
|-
| snow
| nehg
|
|-
| ice
| ghlase
|
|-
| smoke
| fume
|
|-
| fire
| fu
|
|-
| ash
| sinder
|
|-
| to burn
| brule
|
|-
| road
| rut
|
|-
| mountain
| monto
|
|-
| red
| rojo
|
|-
| green
| verte
|
|-
| yellow
| Llon
|
|-
| white
| blan
|
|-
| black
| negro
|
|-
| night
| nui
|
|-
| day
| gur
|
|-
| year
| an
|
|-
| warm
| sho
|
|-
| cold
| frua
|
|-
| full
| complete
|
|-
| new
| nuvo
|
|-
| old
| vie
|
|-
| good
| biene
|
|-
| bad
| mal
|
|-
| rotten
| puri
|
|-
| dirty
| sale
|
|-
| straight
| derecho
|
|-
| round
| rond
|
|-
| sharp
| puantu
|
|-
| dull
| terne
|
|-
| smooth
| lise
|
|-
| wet
| mulle
|
|-
| dry
| sehc
|
|-
| correct
| coreqt
|
|-
| near
| pre
|
|-
| far
| lejo
|
|-
| right
| reqt
|
|-
| left
| ghoche
|
|-
| at
| a
|
|-
| in
| dan
|(dan for "inside", "en" for in)
|-
| with
| avehq
|
|-
| and
| qon
|
|-
| if
| si
|
|-
| because
| porqua
|
|-
| name
| apele
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Sheboan language]]
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