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|name = Ernish | |||
|nativename = Auzinim | |||
|pronunciation=/ɐʉʐɪnɪm/ | |||
|setting = [[Verse:Angai]] | |||
|region = | |||
|speakers=220 million | |||
|date=13b0dd | |||
|fam1=[[Verse:Angai/Irenesian languages|Irenesian]] | |||
|fam2=[[Verse:Angai/Erno-Kawenic languages|Erno-Kawenic]] | |||
|fam3=[[Verse:Angai/Ernic languages|Ernic]] | |||
|fam4=Old Ernish | |||
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|official=Ernland, the Alliance | |||
|notice=IPA | |||
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'''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). | '''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). | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 16 June 2025
| Ernish | |
|---|---|
| Auzinim | |
| Pronunciation | [/ɐʉʐɪnɪm/] |
| Setting | Verse:Angai |
| Native speakers | 220 million (13b0dd) |
Irenesian
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Ernland, the Alliance |
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).
From Proto-Ernic to Ernish
- word-final ə deleted
- 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
- ei ou -> ai au
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
Grammar
VSO; similar to Indonesian or Classical Arabic grammar