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# Denasalization: word-final ə{{ng}} a{{ng}} e{{ng}} i{{ng}} o{{ng}} u{{ng}} -> o au ei i ou u | # Denasalization: word-final ə{{ng}} a{{ng}} e{{ng}} i{{ng}} o{{ng}} u{{ng}} -> o au ei i ou u | ||
# ə -> a after q, -> o after mw pw, i otherwise | # ə -> a after q, -> o after mw pw, i otherwise | ||
# β -> w; y -> ʐ; ć ś -> tɕ~ɕ; r -> ɢ; ʈ -> ʈʂ; q -> k; χ, x -> h; þ -> t | # β -> w; y -> ʐ; ć ś -> tɕ~ɕ; r -> ɢ; ʈ -> ʈʂ; q -> k; χ, x -> h; þ -> t before C, l before V | ||
# Dissimilatory delabialization: first (C)wVw -> CVw | # Dissimilatory delabialization: first (C)wVw -> CVw | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 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
- mˁ tˁ -> mw pw
- ç -> ś before t; þ otherwise
- q χ -> kw xw before e i (via a non-native accent)
From PE to Ernish
- word-final ə deleted
- Denasalization: word-final əŋ aŋ eŋ iŋ oŋ uŋ -> o au ei i ou u
- ə -> a after q, -> o after mw pw, i otherwise
- β -> w; y -> ʐ; ć ś -> tɕ~ɕ; r -> ɢ; ʈ -> ʈʂ; q -> k; χ, x -> h; þ -> t before C, l before V
- Dissimilatory delabialization: first (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