Ponish
| Ponish | |
|---|---|
| Eohwisc | |
| Pronunciation | [[IPA for Ponish|ɤ:iʃ]] |
| Created by | The Ramosian |
| Date | 2024 |
| Setting | Equestria |
| Native to | Equestria |
Early form | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Equestria |
Ponish (autoglossonym: Eohwisc; Ponish: [ɤ:iʃ]) is a West Germanic language spoken in Equestria. It developed out of Middle Ponish around 400 CE.[1]
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 English. Even with this limitation, it is a popular headcanon the the show itself is "dubbed" into English from Ponish.
Etymology
The autoglossonym of Ponish, Eohwisc, means 'pertaining to the ponies', the name comes from Old Ponish Eohwisċ, which the Proto-West-Germanic word *ehw, from earlier Proto-Germanic *ehwaz.
History
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, French and Latin Influenced the language, with many borrowings, mostley being for scientific terms.
Out-of-character
Phonology
Grammar
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 Germanic Runes. Any version of conscripts within Equestria are mostly inconsistant[2]. For meta purposes, the Ponish language uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
Samples
Notes & References
- ^ Celestial Era (0 CE is during Luna's Banishment to the moon.
- ^ the Alphabet of the Unicornsis 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/