Verse:Mwail/Ernish

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Ernish is an Irenesian language spoken in eastern Siberia and northern North America along with its closest relatives (the Ernic branch of Irenesian, including Whyastian).

The Ernish

Originally Ernic speakers were followers of Āínkiīaánịạkàì; however, most today are irreligious or followers of ___, a syncretism of Āínkiīaánịạkàì and Sfipsurtop.

Phonology

p pw t ch tr k /p pʷ t tɕ~ɕ ʈʂ k/

d z g h /ð ʐ ɢ h/

w l /w l/

m mw n nh nr ng /m mʷ n ɲ ɳ ŋ/

i e a o u /ɪ e̞ ɐ o̞ ʉ/

the voiced uvular stop is phonologically a voiced velar fricative

some accents could merge l into edh

(edh initially sounds like a labialized Danish soft d)