Verse:Mwail/Ernish

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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).

The Ernish

Religion

Originally Ernic speakers were followers of Āínkiīaánịạkàì; however, most today are irreligious. A minority follow ___, a syncretism 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/

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)