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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). | ||
Ernish played an important role in Angai North American scholarship during the Angaian Enlightenment. In 2025 it was the | Ernish played an important role in Angai North American scholarship during the Angaian Enlightenment. In 2025 it was the seventh most spoken language, with 300 million L1 and L2 speakers worldwide. It is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations. | ||
== From Proto-Ernic to Ernish == | == From Proto-Ernic to Ernish == | ||
Revision as of 22:15, 16 June 2025
| Ernish | |
|---|---|
| Auzinim | |
| Pronunciation | [ɐʉʐɪnɪm] |
| Setting | Verse:Angai |
| Native speakers | 300 million (2025) |
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).
Ernish played an important role in Angai North American scholarship during the Angaian Enlightenment. In 2025 it was the seventh most spoken language, with 300 million L1 and L2 speakers worldwide. It is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.
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
Intonation: Similar to Czech
Grammar
VSO; similar to Indonesian or Classical Arabic grammar