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The '''Annerish''' language (''ın beàırler hAnnrach'' / ''ᛂᛓᛆᛁᛧᚳᛁᛧᚺᛅᚱᚭᚷ'') is | The '''Annerish''' language (''ın beàırler hAnnrach'' / ''ᛂᛓᛆᛁᛧᚳᛁᛧᚺᛅᚱᚭᚷ'') is primarily spoken by the inhabitants of the [[Verse:Alr_Annr|Anneries]] (''ne hAnnray'' / ''ᛂᚺᛅᚱᛆᚢ'') — two archipelagos emerging from the [[:w:Porcupine_Seabight|Porcupine Bank]] (''Luínır'' / ''ᚳᚢᛂᚿᛁᛧ'') and [[:w:Rockall_Basin|Rockall Plateau]] (''Dóray'' / ''ᚿᚭᛧᛆᚢ''), west off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. While total number of fluent speakers has remained steady throughout recent decade, [[w:First_language|L1]] [[w:Monolingualism|monolinguals]] are dying out, making the language [[w:Endangered_language|modibund]]. There's a rich and long literary tradition, exemplified by two distinct periods: Old Annerish and Middle or Classical Annerish. It may be the sole extant descendant of an independent [[:w:Indo-European_languages|Indo-European]] branch originating on the Western Europe mainland.<br> | ||
Annerish is the official language of the Annerish Nation, part of which is disputed with the United Kingdom, where it is classed as an indigenous minority language since 2005 and the ''Bésgnae Béırle'' (see below) was appointed as a language-development and regulatory body. There's also a small diaspora in the New World. | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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A leading native theory connects the ethnonym with [[w:Andarta|Annarth]], mentioned in the "Gospel of Evynn" (''Lebor Ebuınne'') as the matron goddess of the [[w:Iceni|Eıchenna]], whose queen and chief priestess was [[w:Boudica|Bóıdech]]. Still, many theologians consider the text itself failing to point out a connection as definitive proof against this theory. Instead, the native theonym ''{{cd|Aınnr}}'' is regarded as the true origin of ''Annr''.<br> Bernthaler (1907), the main foreign scholar on the Annerish, supports both propositions and argues that the dental ending in the dative (''Aınnrte'') must trace back to the former theonym, but the root itself is one and the same as [[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anderā|*anderā]] ("woman") and, thus, likely Pre-Annerish. | A leading native theory connects the ethnonym with [[w:Andarta|Annarth]], mentioned in the "Gospel of Evynn" (''Lebor Ebuınne'') as the matron goddess of the [[w:Iceni|Eıchenna]], whose queen and chief priestess was [[w:Boudica|Bóıdech]]. Still, many theologians consider the text itself failing to point out a connection as definitive proof against this theory. Instead, the native theonym ''{{cd|Aınnr}}'' is regarded as the true origin of ''Annr''.<br> Bernthaler (1907), the main foreign scholar on the Annerish, supports both propositions and argues that the dental ending in the dative (''Aınnrte'') must trace back to the former theonym, but the root itself is one and the same as [[:wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anderā|*anderā]] ("woman") and, thus, likely Pre-Annerish. | ||
== | ==Classification== | ||
===From Proto-Germanic to Proto-Annerish=== | ===From Proto-Germanic to Proto-Annerish=== | ||
It is hypothesised that the Annerish people are either one and the same with, or a subgroup of the [[:w:Belgae|Belgae]] who migrated from the Gallo-Germanic confederation to southern Britain and later fled to Ireland at the wake of [[w:Roman conquest of Britain|the Roman conquest]]. Many characteristic features of [[:w:Common_Brittonic|Brythonic]] and Goidelic languages are shared with the Annerish language, which had previously been regarded as Celtic. True classification has also been obscured by the crucial lack of [[:w:Verner%27s_law|Verner's law]], along with sweeping sound changes by analogy with the mutation strategies of the dominant languages that reverse some of the effects of [[:w:Grimm%27s_law|Grimm's law]], though notably not in reflexes of *hw-, *þw-, and *tw- initials. | It is hypothesised that the Annerish people are either one and the same with, or a subgroup of the [[:w:Belgae|Belgae]] who migrated from the Gallo-Germanic confederation to southern Britain and later fled to Ireland at the wake of [[w:Roman conquest of Britain|the Roman conquest]]. Many characteristic features of [[:w:Common_Brittonic|Brythonic]] and Goidelic languages are shared with the Annerish language, which had previously been regarded as Celtic. True classification has also been obscured by the crucial lack of [[:w:Verner%27s_law|Verner's law]], along with sweeping sound changes by analogy with the mutation strategies of the dominant languages that reverse some of the effects of [[:w:Grimm%27s_law|Grimm's law]], though notably not in reflexes of *hw-, *þw-, and *tw- initials. | ||
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===Celtic Influence=== | ===Celtic Influence=== | ||
===Pre-Annerish and ''Ceccra''=== | ===Pre-Annerish and ''Ceccra''=== | ||
unmatched matriarchal social order and polytheistic worldview have developing in the nation for over | |||
which is reflected extensively throughout the known literature that has unfortunately declined after a brutal period of English colonisation in the 1700's. <br> | |||
===The Old Annerish Corpus=== | ===The Old Annerish Corpus=== | ||
Only a handful of vital religious texts survive in the older language, first put to manuscript in the Ⅶ<sup>th</sup> century on ''Luínır'' (Luynier), though likely composed a couple of centuries earlier (possibly on [[w:Builg|mainland Ireland]]). After centuries of [[:w:Celtic languages|Celtic]] influence and diglossia, Old Annerish verse and prose still exhibit abundant vocabulary of Germanic stock peeking through the prestigeous [[:w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic]] superstratum. An [[:w:Paleo-European_languages|Old European]] substratum has also left its unique mark on the language and more specifically on the sociolect of men - the ''Ceccra'' - which has been driving innovation ever since the earliest of texts. Influence from the original indigenous inhabitants of the Luynier archipelago may also be found in the [[:w:Animism|animistic]], [[:w:Polytheism|polytheistic]] [[w:Ethnic_religion|ethnic religion]]. Despite countless Gaelic missions and continuous contact with Christendom, the Annerish have resisted conversion and developed a rich and complex [[w:Natural_theology|theology]] of their own. <br> | |||
By the turn of the Ⅷ<sup>th</sup> century, the islands around ''Dóray'' (Dorey) are settled with the help of the fellow heathen [[w:Viking_age|Vikings]] who would lend many doublets in the process. This is the start of the Middle period and the "Golden Age" of Annerish literature and culture. | |||
===Modern Annerish and revitalization=== | ===Modern Annerish and revitalization=== | ||
The end of the Classical period is marked by the Conquest of Calgur in 1652 and subsequent English colonization of Luínır. Dialects of the island have been defunct since the turn of the 18<sup>th</sup> century as [[w:Pidgin|pidgin English]] developed and spread to Dóray. Use of this ''patois'' would decline sharply in the following decades due to wholesale suppression of Annerish culture in the anglophone education system, but also in an effort to keep the traditional language pure and the Classical literature still accessible. The ''Bésgnae Bérıle'' was established as an official organisation and has overseen the transition of the spoken language into an increasingly literary one. | The end of the Classical period is marked by the Conquest of Calgur in 1652 and subsequent English colonization of Luínır. Dialects of the island have been defunct since the turn of the 18<sup>th</sup> century as [[w:Pidgin|pidgin English]] developed and spread to Dóray. Use of this ''patois'' would decline sharply in the following decades due to wholesale suppression of Annerish culture in the anglophone education system, but also in an effort to keep the traditional language pure and the Classical literature still accessible. The ''Bésgnae Bérıle'' was established as an official organisation and has overseen the transition of the spoken language into an increasingly literary one. | ||
==Orthography== | |||
===Latin=== | |||
The Latin alphabet was introduced by the Irish Christians during the early 7th century. Another major factor in the Romanization of Anrish was the later advent of the printing press, created exclusively for Latin-based writing systems. | |||
===Ogham and runic=== | |||
The Runic alphabet was reintroduced by the Viking migrants in the Middle ages. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||