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The '''Annerish''' language (''ın beàırlet Annrach'' / ''ᛂᛓᛆᛁᛧᚳᛁᛐᛅᚱᚭᚷ'') is a medieval, early-split Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of the [[Verse:Anneries|Anneries]] (''ın Annray'' / ''ᛂᛅᚱᛆᚢ''), an archipelago emerging from the [[:w:Porcupine_Seabight|Porcupine Bank]] off the west coast of Ireland. <br> | The '''Annerish''' language (''ın beàırlet Annrach'' / ''ᛂᛓᛆᛁᛧᚳᛁᛐᛅᚱᚭᚷ'') is a medieval, early-split Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of the [[Verse:Anneries|Anneries]] (''ın Annray'' / ''ᛂᛅᚱᛆᚢ''), an archipelago emerging from the [[:w:Porcupine_Seabight|Porcupine Bank]] off the west coast of Ireland. <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 | 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 and morphological 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 prestigeous [[: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 become integral to | 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 become integral to Annerish culture, lending doublets (mostly nominal) in the process. <br> | ||
Earlier, a unique substratum, likely [[:w:Paleo-European languages|Old European]], leaves its mark on the language and more specifically in the sociolect of men - the Ceccr - which has driven innovation ever since the earliest of texts. Influence from the original indigenous inhabitants of the archipelago can also be felt in the pragmatics of the different registers of speech. Despite the relentless invasions of Gaelic missionaries, an unmatched matriarchal social order and polytheistic worldview have been steadily developing in the nation for over a millennium which is reflected extensively throughout the known literature that has unfortunately declined 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. | ||