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|created = October 15, 2017 (Original version by Hasbro), 2024 ( | |created = October 15, 2017 (Original version by Hasbro), 2024 (The Ramosian's version) | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Eohwisċ, means 'pertaining to the ponies', the name comes from the [[w:West Germanic languages|Proto-West-Germanic]] word [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ehw|*ehw]], from earlier [[w:Proto-Germanic language|Proto-Germanic]] [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaz|*ehwaz]]. | Eohwisċ, means 'pertaining to the ponies', the name comes from the [[w:West Germanic languages|Proto-West-Germanic]] word [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ehw|*ehw]], from earlier [[w:Proto-Germanic language|Proto-Germanic]] [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaz|*ehwaz]]. | ||
==History== | |||
===In-universe=== | |||
===Out-of-character=== | |||
Old Ponish forst appeared in [[w:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] in the episode [[w:List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes#Season 7 (2017)|Uncommon Bond]]. Its next appearence was in the season 7 finale [[w:List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes#Season 7 (2017)|Shadow Play: Part 1]]. It is modeled off [[w:Old English|Old English]]. On 5 May 2024, [[User:The Ramosian|The Ramosian]] made a more complete version with more Germanic grammar | |||
==Sample texts== | |||
===Canon appearences=== | |||
Note that due to the script writers being uneducated in Old English, Germanic languages, or linguistics in general, these are grammatically incorrect in The Ramosian's version | |||
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<poem> | |||
Hliet foresettan pliht!<ref>Note Sunburst says "It's an Olde Ponish saying. 'Reward prefers risk!' Uh, it loses something in the translation." Sayings can be grammatically incorrect, like "long time no see"</ref> | |||
Hearg sylfum se Ponhenge | |||
Toward dol grimliċ of<ref>Questionable use of 'of', since the use of the word as the genitive particle in Modern English comes from French (like '''''de''' l'homme'')</ref> Fola Firgenbeorg | |||
ūser endemest sċield | |||
</poem> | |||
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<poem style="font-style: italic"> | |||
Reward prefers risk! | |||
The Temple of Ponhenge | |||
At the base of Foal Mountain | |||
Our last stand | |||
</poem> | |||
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===Non-canon translations=== | |||
====Mare in the Moon==== | |||
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<poem> | |||
Se mearhe in þan mānan, | |||
untriewespeoll fram ealdenn eohw tīman. | |||
Ain wealdfull eohw hwā winsċide wealdan Eohwland, unwan Firisþingo Aileodi and liċan in þan mānan. | |||
Untriewespeoll sagēþ in langemest dag of se þūsundoþ iār, | |||
steorraan wiell hielpid in hesa fleoh, | |||
and hia wiell sċeawaþ neahttīma eaċ. | |||
</poem> | |||
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<poem style="font-style: italic"> | |||
The Mare in the Moon, | |||
myth from olden pony times. | |||
A powerful pony who wanted to rule Equestria, defeated by the Elements of Harmony and imprisoned in the moon. | |||
Legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, | |||
the stars will aid in her escape, | |||
and she will bring about nighttime eternal | |||
</poem> | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 30 October 2024
| Old Ponish | |
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| Eohwisċ, Eald Eohwisċ | |
| Pronunciation | [eɑld eoxʷiʃ] |
| Created by | The Ramosian |
| Date | October 15, 2017 (Original version by Hasbro), 2024 (The Ramosian's version) |
| Setting | Classical Equestria |
| Native to | Equestria |
Indo-European
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Early form | Pre-Old-Ponish
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Classical Equestria |
Old Ponish was a Germanic language which was spoken in what is now Equestria.
Old Ponish developed from a set of Anglo-Frisian dialacts spoken by the Germanic tribes
Etymology
Eohwisċ, means 'pertaining to the ponies', the name comes from the Proto-West-Germanic word *ehw, from earlier Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.
History
In-universe
Out-of-character
Old Ponish forst appeared in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in the episode Uncommon Bond. Its next appearence was in the season 7 finale Shadow Play: Part 1. It is modeled off Old English. On 5 May 2024, The Ramosian made a more complete version with more Germanic grammar
Sample texts
Canon appearences
Note that due to the script writers being uneducated in Old English, Germanic languages, or linguistics in general, these are grammatically incorrect in The Ramosian's version
|
Reward prefers risk! |
Non-canon translations
Mare in the Moon
|
Se mearhe in þan mānan, |
The Mare in the Moon, |
- ^ Note Sunburst says "It's an Olde Ponish saying. 'Reward prefers risk!' Uh, it loses something in the translation." Sayings can be grammatically incorrect, like "long time no see"
- ^ Questionable use of 'of', since the use of the word as the genitive particle in Modern English comes from French (like de l'homme)