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'''Ponish''' ([[w:endonym|autoglossonym]]: ''Eohwisc''; <small>Ponish:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Ponish|[ɤ:iʃ&#93;]]</span>) is a West Germanic language spoken in Equestria. It developed out of [[Middle Ponish]] around 400 CE.<ref>Celestial Era (0 CE is during Luna's Banishment to the moon.</ref>
'''Ponish''' (/ˈpoʊ.nɪʃ/ ''POH-nish'', or /ˈpɔː.nɪʃ/, </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Ponish|[ɤ:iʃ&#93;]]</span>) is a West Germanic language spoken by the Equestrians in in Equestria. It developed out of [[Middle Ponish]] around 400 CE.<ref>Celestial Era (0 CE is during Luna's Banishment to the moon.</ref> Unlike [[Old Ponish]], is is no mention of Ponish in the Friendship is Magic Series as most of the dialouge in the show is in [[w:English language|English]]. Even with this limitation, it is a popular headcanon the the show itself is "dubbed" into English from Ponish. Around 50 million ponies speak Ponish worldwide.
 
Unlike [[Old Ponish]], is is no mention of Ponish in the Friendship is Magic Series as most of the dialouge in the show is in [[w:English language|English]]. Even with this limitation, it is a popular headcanon the the show itself is "dubbed" into English from Ponish.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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==History==
==History==
===In-universe===
===In-universe===
The first records of Ponish, known as [[Old Ponish]], evolved from a group of Anglo-Frisian dialects around what is modern day Manehattan. [[Middle Ponish]] began began in 100 CE just a few centuries after Luna's banishment to the moon. There, [[w:French language|French]] and [[w:Latin|Latin]] Influenced the language, with many borrowings, mostley being for scientific terms.
The first records of Ponish, known as [[Old Ponish]], evolved from a group of Anglo-Frisian dialects around what is modern day Manehattan. [[Middle Ponish]] began began in 100 CE just a few centuries after Luna's banishment to the moon. There, [[w:French language|French]] and [[w:Latin|Latin]] Influenced the language, with many borrowings, mostly being for scientific terms. Modern Ponish arose buring 400 CE with the most notale sound change being w-umlaut<ref>A spelling quirk of Ponish where a w-vowel combination causes umlaut to the vowel, ex. wi is pronounced {{IPA|/y/}}, aiw is prounounced {{IPA|/ʏ/}}, an wea is pronouned {{IPA|/wɞ/}}.</ref>. Around 1500 CE<ref>There is no exact date for this, since Hasbro has not sai a exact time skip frm G4 to G5.</ref>. Ponish split into 3 languages: [[Niosh]], [[Havougish]], and [[Wealdish]]. This split was primarily caused by the 3 pony species to seperate an isolate each other,
===Out-of-character===
===Out-of-character===


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Consonant phonemes
! colspan="2" | !! colspan="2" | [[w:Bilabial consonant|Bilabial]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Labiodental consonant|Labiodental]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Dental consonant|Dental]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Postalveolar consonant|Post-<br />alveolar]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Palatal consonant|Palatal]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Velar consonant|Velar]] !! colspan="2" | [[w:Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|m}}
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|n}}
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|ŋ}}*
| colspan="2" |
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Plosive|Plosive]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|p}} || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|b}}
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|t}} || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|d}}
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|k}} || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|ɡ}}
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Affricate|Affricate]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|tʃ}} || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|dʒ}}
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
! colspan="2" | [[w:Fricative|Fricative]]
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|f}} || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|θ}} || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|s}} || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|ʃ}} || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|x}} || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | {{IPA|h}} || style="border-left: 0;" |
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[w:Approximant|Approximant]]
! <small>[[w:Central consonant|Central]]</small>
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|j}}
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA |w}}
| colspan="2" |
|-
! <small>[[w:Lateral consonant|Lateral]]</small>
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | {{IPA|l}}
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
! colspan="2" |Trill
||
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| {{IPA|r}}
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|-
|}
==Grammar==
==Grammar==
===Articles===
Ponish, like most West Germanic languages, has both the definate and indefinate article. Like English, Ponish only has one form for both articles: '''[[Contionary:ain#Ponish|ain]]''' for the indefinate and '''[[Contionary:se#Ponish|se]]''' for the definate.
===Demonstratives===
===Nouns===
Ponish grammar is almost typical of the grammar of Germanic languages in general. Nouns are conjucate by cases (nominative, accusative, genitive). Unlike Old Ponish, Ponish does not have gender.
Examples:
Declension paradigm in Ponish:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Number
! Case
! a-stem
! u-stem
! o-stem
! i-stem
! r-stem
|-
!rowspan=3| Singular
! {{small|nom.}}
| dag
| luft
| raid
| saiw
| brooþer
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| dag
| luft
| raida
| saiw
| brooþar
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| dagas
| lofto
| raid
| saiw
| brooþur
|-
!rowspan=3| Plural
! {{small|nom.}}
| daga
| liftiw
| raida
| saiwi
| brooþar
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| daga
| luftu
| raida
| saiwi
| brooþar
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| daga
| liftiwa
| raida
| saiwja
| brooþra
|}
===Verbs===
Ponish, like other Germanic lanuages, can be clessified into 2 main categories, being '''weak''' and '''strong'''.
====Conjugation====
Below, the weak verb ''luboon'' "to love" and the strong verb ''heolpan'' "to help" are conjugated.
{| class=wikitable
!
! colspan="2" | Strong verbs
! colspan="2" | Weak verbs
|-
!
! Present !! Past !! Present !! Past
|-
! ic
| heolp || healp || luba || lubooda
|-
! þuu
| heolpir || hulp || luboos || luboodes
|-
! hi/hja/hit
| hulpid || healp || lubooþ || luboode
|-
! wi
| heolpum || hulpum || luboom || luboodum
|-
! ii
| heolpid || hulpud || lubooþ || luboodud
|-
! hii/hja
| heolpand || hulpun || lubaaþ || luboodun
|-
|}
===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+Personal pronouns of Standard Ponish
! rowspan=2| Number
! rowspan=2| Case
! rowspan=2| 1<small><sup>st</sup></small> person
! rowspan=2| 2<small><sup>st</sup></small> person
! colspan=3| 3<small><sup>rd</sup></small> person
|-
! {{small|masculine}}
! {{small|feminine}}
! {{small|neuter}}
|-
!rowspan=3| Singular
! {{small|nom.}}
| ic
| þuu
| hi
| hja
| hit
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| mi
| þi
| hina
| hjo
| hit
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| miin
| þiin
| hes
| heo
| hes
|-
!rowspan=4| Plural
! {{small|nom.}}
| wi
| ii
| hii
| hja
| hja
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| uus
| aiw
| hin
| hjo
| hja
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| uuser
| aiw
| hea
| hea
| hea
|-
|}
===Ajectives===
===Numerals===
===Verbs===
==Orthography==
==Orthography==
Ponish does not have an official in-universe orthography, For Equestria is not on Earth, therfore it is unlikely it uses Latin or a version of [[w:Rune|Germanic Runes]]. Any version of conscripts within Equestria are mostly inconsistant<ref>the ''Alphabet of the Unicorns''is an insctance which was introuced in the start of the show, way before [[Old Ponish]] was introduced in season 7, aroun this time it was assumed Ponish was ''a priori '' https://mlpforums.com/topic/45522-alphabet-of-the-unicorns/</ref>. For meta purposes, the Ponish language uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
Ponish does not have an official in-universe orthography, For Equestria is not on Earth, therfore it is unlikely it uses Latin or a version of [[w:Rune|Germanic Runes]]. Any version of conscripts within Equestria are mostly inconsistant<ref>the ''Alphabet of the Unicorns''is an insctance which was introuced in the start of the show, way before [[Old Ponish]] was introduced in season 7, aroun this time it was assumed Ponish was ''a priori '' https://mlpforums.com/topic/45522-alphabet-of-the-unicorns/</ref>. For meta purposes, the Ponish language uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
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|[{{IPA|f}}]
|[{{IPA|f}}]
|[{{IPA|g}}]
|[{{IPA|g}}]
|[{{IPA|h,x}}]
|[{{IPA|h}}], [{{IPA|x}}]
|[{{IPA|i}}]
|[{{IPA|i}}]
|[{{IPA|ɑi}}]
|[{{IPA|ɑi}}]
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The spelling system, or orthography, of Ponish is complex, with phonemes represente by di or trigraphs. Ponish has not gone through a spelling reform.


==Samples==
==Samples==
====Mare in the Moon====
{{Col-begin|40%}}
{{col-n|2}}
'''Ponish'''
Se Mearhe in þan Maanan,
myt fram ealden eohwisc tiiman.
Ain wealfbull eohw hwaa winscide wealdan Eohwland, defete bii se Firisþingo Aileodi and cajje in þan maanan.
Lejjendas sageeþ un se langemest dag þuusunjja jaar,
se steorran waill hailpid in hesa fleoh,
and hja waill sceaweeþ neahttiima eac.
{{col-n|2}}
<poem style="font-style: italic">
'''English'''
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>
{{Col-end}}
==Notes & References==
==Notes & References==


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