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== Diachronics == | == Diachronics == | ||
=== From PEK to Proto-Ernic === | |||
# The first schwa in a word is deleted if not word-initial, after applying the rule Və -> V: -> V | # The first schwa in a word is deleted if not word-initial, after applying the rule Və -> V: -> V | ||
# word-final schwa is deleted | # word-final schwa is deleted | ||
# mˁ tˁ -> mw pw | # mˁ tˁ -> mw pw | ||
# ç -> ś before t; þ otherwise | # ç -> ś before t; þ otherwise | ||
# q χ -> kw xw before e i | # q χ -> kw xw before e i | ||
=== From PE to Ernish === | |||
# ə -> a after q, -> o after mw pw, i otherwise | # ə -> a after q, -> o after mw pw, i otherwise | ||
# Dissimilatory delabialization: (C)wVw -> CVw | |||
== The Ernish == | == The Ernish == | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 16 June 2025
Ernish (native name Auzinim /ɐʉʐɪnɪm/) is an Irenesian language spoken in Eastern Siberia and northern North America along with its closest relatives (the Ernic branch of Irenesian, including Whyastian).
Diachronics
From PEK to Proto-Ernic
- The first schwa in a word is deleted if not word-initial, after applying the rule Və -> V: -> V
- word-final schwa is deleted
- mˁ tˁ -> mw pw
- ç -> ś before t; þ otherwise
- q χ -> kw xw before e i
From PE to Ernish
- ə -> a after q, -> o after mw pw, i otherwise
- Dissimilatory delabialization: (C)wVw -> CVw
The Ernish
Religion
Originally Ernic speakers were followers of Āínkiīaánịạkàì; however, most today are irreligious. A minority follow syncretisms of Āínkiīaánịạkàì and Sfipsurtop.
Phonology
p pw t ch tr k /p pʷ t tɕ~ɕ ʈʂ k/
d z g h /ð ʐ ɢ h/
w l /w l/
m mw n nh nr ng /m mʷ n ɲ ɳ ŋ/
i e a o u /ɪ e̞ ɐ o̞ ʉ/
/o/ is [ʌ] after /w mʷ pʷ/
the voiced uvular stop is phonologically a voiced velar fricative
some accents could merge l into edh
(edh initially sounds like a labialized Danish soft d)
Grammar
VSO; similar to Indonesian or Classical Arabic grammar