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The '''Annerish''' language (ın béırlen Annrach, ''runic:''{{Rune|᛬​ᛁ᛫ᛕᛁᛁᛧᚳᛁ᛫ᚭᚢᛂᛧᚭᚼ᛬}}) is a medieval, early-split Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of the [[Verse:Anneries|Anneries]] (ın Annray, ''Runic:''{{Rune|᛬​ᛁ᛫ᚭᚢᛂᛧᛆᚢ᛬}}), an archipelago emerging from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_Seabight Porcupine Bank] off the west coast of Ireland.  
The '''Annerish''' language (ın béırlen Annrach, ''runic:''{{Rune|᛬​ᛁ᛫ᛕᛁᛁᛧᚳᛁ᛫ᚭᚢᛂᛧᚭᚼ᛬}}) is a medieval, early-split Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of the [[Verse:Anneries|Anneries]] (ın Annray, ''Runic:''{{Rune|᛬​ᛁ᛫ᚭᚢᛂᛧᛆᚢ᛬}}), an archipelago emerging from the [[:w:Porcupine_Seabight|Porcupine Bank]] off the west coast of Ireland.  
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It is attested in two distinct forms, namely: Old Annerish and Middle Annerish. Only a handful of vital pagan religious texts survive in the older language, first put to manuscript in the 7th century, though possibly composed a couple of centuries earlier. Despite having been affected by a series of phonological changes that had radically altered its appearance compared to other old [[:w:Germanic languages|Germanic]] languages, these ancient verse and prose exhibit abundant vocabulary of Germanic stock, albeit under a heavy [[:w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic]] superstratum. <br>
It is attested in two distinct forms, namely: Old Annerish and Middle Annerish. Only a handful of vital pagan religious texts survive in the older language, first put to manuscript in the 7th century, though possibly composed a couple of centuries earlier. Despite having been affected by a series of phonological changes that had radically altered its appearance compared to other old [[:w:Germanic languages|Germanic]] languages, these ancient verse and prose exhibit abundant vocabulary of Germanic stock, albeit under a heavy [[:w:Goidelic languages|Goidelic]] superstratum. <br>
By the time of the Middle period, after centuries of diglossia, the [[:w:Celtic languages|Celtic]] influence has made the cognate language unrecognizeable to the [[w:Viking age|Norsemen]], who ally with their distant cousins against the Christians of the British Isles and integrate into the culture, lending doublets (mostly nominal) in the process. However, a unique substratum, likely [[w:Old Europe|Old European]], leaves its mark in the later language and more specifically in the sociolect of men - the Ceccr. The matriarchal social order and polytheistic worldview is reflected extensively throughout the known literature, which unfortunately declines after a brutal period of English colonisation in the 1700's. <br>
By the time of the Middle period, after centuries of diglossia, the [[:w:Celtic languages|Celtic]] influence has made the cognate language unrecognizeable to the [[:w:Viking age|Norsemen]], who ally with their distant cousins against the Christians of the British Isles and integrate into the culture, lending doublets (mostly nominal) in the process. However, a unique substratum, likely [[:w:Old Europe|Old European]], leaves its mark in the later language and more specifically in the sociolect of men - the Ceccr. The matriarchal social order and polytheistic worldview is reflected extensively throughout the known literature, which unfortunately declines after a brutal period of English colonisation in the 1700's. <br>
In modern times, these rich culture and language are endangered and facing extinction in both the homeland and the diaspora in the New World.
In modern times, these rich culture and language are endangered and facing extinction in both the homeland and the diaspora in the New World.


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
The name "Annerish" is derived simply from a combination of the endonym [[Contionary:Annr#Anrish|Annr]], whose origin is disputed, + -ish in English. Similarly, "the Anneries" derives from the native ın Annray - a compound of [[Contionary:Annr#Anrish|Annr]] + [[Contionary:ey#Anrish|ey]], translating to "the Annerish islands".
The name "Annerish" is derived simply from a combination of the endonym [[Contionary:Annr#Anrish|Annr]], whose origin is disputed, + -ish in English. Similarly, "the Anneries" derives from the native ın Annray - a compound of [[Contionary:Annr#Anrish|Annr]] + Old Norse [[:wikt:ey#Old_Norse|ey]], translating to "the Annerish islands".
==History==
==History==
It is hypothesised that the Annerish people are either one and the same with, or a subgroup of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgae Balgae] who migrated from the Gallo-Germanic confederation to south Britain and later fled to Ireland at the wake of the Roman conquest. Many characteristic features of [[w:Common Brittonic|Brythonic]] and Goidelic languages are shared with the Anrish language, which has previously been regarded as Celtic. True classification has also been obscured by the crucial lack of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimm%27s_law|Grimm's law]], though notably not in reflexes of *hw- and *þw- initials.
It is hypothesised that the Annerish people are either one and the same with, or a subgroup of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgae Balgae] who migrated from the Gallo-Germanic confederation to south Britain and later fled to Ireland at the wake of the Roman conquest. Many characteristic features of [[w:Common_Brittonic|Brythonic]] and Goidelic languages are shared with the Anrish language, which has 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- and *þw- initials.
A list of the most important changes will be given below (in approximate order):
A list of the most important changes will be given below (in approximate order):
*wu> *ū. This must have been a feature of the Proto-Germanic dialect of the Annerish people before influences from Brittonic, where *ū> ȳ, and also precedes *kw> p (*kwuruz> *kūrj-> cuír, not **puír)
*wu> *ū. This must have been a feature of the Proto-Germanic dialect of the Annerish people before influences from Brittonic, where *ū> ȳ, and also precedes *kw> p (*kwuruz> *kūrj-> cuír, not **puír)
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