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|state            = Equestria
|state            = Equestria
|setting          = Classical [[w:Equestria|Equestria]]
|setting          = Classical [[w:Equestria|Equestria]]
|created          = October 15, 2017 (Original version by Hasbro), 2024 (THe Ramosians version)
|created          = October 15, 2017 (Original version by Hasbro), 2024 (The Ramosian's version)
|familycolor      = Indo-European
|familycolor      = Indo-European
|fam2              = [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic]]
|fam2              = [[w:Germanic languages|Germanic]]
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===Out-of-character===
===Out-of-character===


Old Ponish forst appeared in [[w:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] in the episode [[w:List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes#Season 7 (2017)|Uncommon Bond]]. Its next appearence was in the season 7 finale [[w:List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes#Season 7 (2017)|Shadow Play: Part 1]]
Old Ponish forst appeared in [[w:My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]] in the episode [[w:List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes#Season 7 (2017)|Uncommon Bond]]. Its next appearence was in the season 7 finale [[w:List of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic episodes#Season 7 (2017)|Shadow Play: Part 1]]. It is modeled off [[w:Old English|Old English]]. On 5 May 2024, [[User:The Ramosian|The Ramosian]] made a more complete version with more Germanic grammar


==Sample texts==
==Sample texts==
===Canon appearences===
===Canon appearences===
Note that due to the script writers being uneducated in Old English, Germanic languages, or linguistics in general, these are grammatically incorrect in The Ramosian's version
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<poem>
<poem>
Hliet foresettan pliht!
Hliet foresettan pliht!<ref>Note Sunburst says "It's an Olde Ponish saying. 'Reward prefers risk!' Uh, it loses something in the translation." Sayings can be grammatically incorrect, like "long time no see"</ref>
Hearg sylfum se Ponhenge
Hearg sylfum se Ponhenge
Toward dol grimliċ of Fola Firgenbeorg
Toward dol grimliċ of Fola Firgenbeorg<ref>Questionable use of 'of', since the use of the word in Modern English comes from French (like '''''de''' l'homme'')</ref>
ūser endemest sċield
ūser endemest sċield
</poem>
</poem>
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