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|name = Ernish

|nativename = Auzinim

|pronunciation=~~ɐʉʐɪnɪm~~

|pronunciation=auʐinim

|setting = [[Verse:~~Angai~~]]

|setting = [[Verse:Mwail]]

|region =

|speakers=~~300 million~~

|speakers=1.5 billion

|date=2025

|fam1=[[Verse:~~Angai~~/Irenesian languages|Irenesian]]

|familycolor=austronesian

|fam2=[[Verse:~~Angai~~/Erno-Kawenic languages|Erno-Kawenic]]

|fam1=[[Verse:Mwail/Irenesian languages|Irenesian]]

|fam3=[[Verse:~~Angai~~/Ernic languages|Ernic]]

|fam2=[[Verse:Mwail/Erno-Kawenic languages|Erno-Kawenic]]

|fam3=[[Verse:Mwail/Ernic languages|Ernic]]

|fam4=Old Ernish

|iso3=

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|notice=IPA

}}

'''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'' /auʐinim/) 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. It is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.

Ernish played an important role in Angaian scholarship during the Angaian Enlightenment. In 2025 it was the sixth most spoken language. It is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.

== From Proto-Ernic to Ernish ==

# word-final ə deleted

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i e a o u /ɪ e{{lowered}} ɐ o{{lowered}} ʉ/

/o/ is [~~{{eo}}~~] after /w mʷ pʷ/

/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

VSO; similar to Polynesian grammar

Polynesian articles but they're Aramaic-style suffixes (with number marking)

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 |name = Ernish
 |nativename = Auzinim
-|pronunciation=ɐʉʐɪnɪm
+|pronunciation=auʐinim
-|setting = [[Verse:Angai]]
+|setting = [[Verse:Mwail]]
 |region =
-|speakers=300 million
+|speakers=1.5 billion
 |date=2025
-|fam1=[[Verse:Angai/Irenesian languages|Irenesian]]
+|familycolor=austronesian
-|fam2=[[Verse:Angai/Erno-Kawenic languages|Erno-Kawenic]]
+|fam1=[[Verse:Mwail/Irenesian languages|Irenesian]]
-|fam3=[[Verse:Angai/Ernic languages|Ernic]]
+|fam2=[[Verse:Mwail/Erno-Kawenic languages|Erno-Kawenic]]
+|fam3=[[Verse:Mwail/Ernic languages|Ernic]]
 |fam4=Old Ernish
 |iso3=
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 |notice=IPA
 }}
-'''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'' /auʐinim/) 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. It is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.
-Ernish played an important role in Angaian scholarship during the Angaian Enlightenment. In 2025 it was the sixth most spoken language.  It is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.
 == From Proto-Ernic to Ernish ==
 # word-final ə deleted
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 i e a o u /ɪ e{{lowered}} ɐ o{{lowered}} ʉ/
-/o/ is [{{eo}}] after /w mʷ pʷ/
+/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
+VSO; similar to Polynesian grammar
+Polynesian articles but they're Aramaic-style suffixes (with number marking)