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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Old Ponish | |name = Old Ponish | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = Euhwisċ, Aeld Euhwisċ | ||
|pronunciation = | |pronunciation = æeld eɯxʷiʃ | ||
|pronunciation_key = IPA for Old Ponish | |pronunciation_key = IPA for Old Ponish | ||
|state = Equestria | |state = Equestria | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Euhwisċ, means 'pertaining to the ponies', the name comes from the [[w:West Germanic languages|Proto-West-Germanic]] word [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ehw|*ehw]], from earlier [[w:Proto-Germanic language|Proto-Germanic]] [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ehwaz|*ehwaz]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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<poem> | <poem> | ||
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> | 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> | ||
Haerg sylfum se Ponhenge | |||
Toward dol grimliċ of<ref>Questionable use of 'of', since the use of the word as the genitive particle in Modern English comes from French (like '''''de''' l'homme'')</ref> Fola | Toward dol grimliċ of<ref>Questionable use of 'of', since the use of the word as the genitive particle in Modern English comes from French (like '''''de''' l'homme'')</ref> Fola Firgenbeurg | ||
ūser endemest sċield | ūser endemest sċield | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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<poem> | <poem> | ||
'''Old Ponish''' | '''Old Ponish''' | ||
Se | Se maerhe in þan Mānan, | ||
untriewespeull fram aeldenn euhw tīman. | |||
Ain | Ain waeldfull euhw hwā winsċide waeldan Euhwland, unwan Firisþingo Aileudi and liċan in þan mānan. | ||
Untriewespeoll sagēþ in langemest dag of se þūsundoþ iār, | Untriewespeoll sagēþ in langemest dag of se þūsundoþ iār, | ||
steurraan wiell hielpid in hesa fleuh, and hia wiell sċaewaþ naehttīma aeċ. | |||
and hia wiell | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
{{col-n|3}} | {{col-n|3}} | ||
'''Ponish''' | '''Ponish''' | ||
Se | Se Maerhe in þan Maanan, | ||
myt fram | myt fram aelden euhwisc tiiman. | ||
Ain | Ain waelfbull euhw hwaa winscide waeldan Euhwland, defete bii se Firisþingo Aileudi and cajje in þan maanan. | ||
Lejjendas sageeþ un se langemest dag þuusunjja jaar, | Lejjendas sageeþ un se langemest dag þuusunjja jaar, | ||
se | se steurran waill hailpid in hesa fleuh, | ||
and hja waill | and hja waill scaeweeþ naehttiima aec. | ||
{{col-n|3}} | {{col-n|3}} | ||
<poem style="font-style: italic"> | <poem style="font-style: italic"> | ||