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'''Ponish''' ([[w:endonym|autoglossonym]]: ''Eohwisc''; <small>Ponish:&nbsp;</small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Ponish|[ɤ:iʃ&#93;]]</span>) is a West Germanic language spoken in Equestria. It developed out of [[Middle Ponish]] around 400 CE.<ref>Celestial Era (0 CE is during Luna's Banishment to the moon.</ref>
'''Ponish''' (/ˈpoʊ.nɪʃ/ ''POH-nish'', or /ˈpɔː.nɪʃ/, </small><span class="nowrap" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)" style="font-family:Gentium,'DejaVu Sans','Segoe UI',sans-serif">[[IPA for Ponish|[ɤ:iʃ&#93;]]</span>) is a West Germanic language spoken by the Equestrians in in Equestria. It developed out of [[Middle Ponish]] around 400 CE.<ref>Celestial Era (0 CE is during Luna's Banishment to the moon.</ref> Unlike [[Old Ponish]], is is no mention of Ponish in the Friendship is Magic Series as most of the dialouge in the show is in [[w:English language|English]]. Even with this limitation, it is a popular headcanon the the show itself is "dubbed" into English from Ponish. Around 50 million ponies speak Ponish worldwide.
 
Unlike [[Old Ponish]], is is no mention of Ponish in the Friendship is Magic Series as most of the dialouge in the show is in [[w:English language|English]]. Even with this limitation, it is a popular headcanon the the show itself is "dubbed" into English from Ponish.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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==History==
==History==
===In-universe===
===In-universe===
The first records of Ponish, known as [[Old Ponish]], evolved from a group of Anglo-Frisian dialects around what is modern day Manehattan. [[Middle Ponish]] began began in 100 CE just a few centuries after Luna's banishment to the moon. There, [[w:French language|French]] and [[w:Latin|Latin]] Influenced the language, with many borrowings, mostly being for scientific terms. Modern Ponish arose buring 400 CE with the most notale sound change being w-umlaut<ref>A spelling quirk of Ponish where a w-vowel combination causes umlaut to the vowel, ex. wi is pronounced {{IPA|/y/}}, aiw is prounounced {{IPA|/ʏ/}}, an wea is pronouned {{IPA|/wɞ/}}.</ref>. Around 1500 CE<ref>There is no exact date for this, since Hasbro has not sai a exact time skip frm G4 to G5.</ref>. Ponish split into 3 languages: Niosh, Havougish, and Wealdish. This split was primarily caused by the 3 pony species to seperate an isolate each other,  
The first records of Ponish, known as [[Old Ponish]], evolved from a group of Anglo-Frisian dialects around what is modern day Manehattan. [[Middle Ponish]] began began in 100 CE just a few centuries after Luna's banishment to the moon. There, [[w:French language|French]] and [[w:Latin|Latin]] Influenced the language, with many borrowings, mostly being for scientific terms. Modern Ponish arose buring 400 CE with the most notale sound change being w-umlaut<ref>A spelling quirk of Ponish where a w-vowel combination causes umlaut to the vowel, ex. wi is pronounced {{IPA|/y/}}, aiw is prounounced {{IPA|/ʏ/}}, an wea is pronouned {{IPA|/wɞ/}}.</ref>. Around 1500 CE<ref>There is no exact date for this, since Hasbro has not sai a exact time skip frm G4 to G5.</ref>. Ponish split into 3 languages: [[Niosh]], [[Havougish]], and [[Wealdish]]. This split was primarily caused by the 3 pony species to seperate an isolate each other,  
===Out-of-character===
===Out-of-character===


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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
===Articles===
Ponish, like most West Germanic languages, has both the definate and indefinate article. Like English, Ponish only has one form for both articles: '''[[Contionary:ain#Ponish|ain]]''' for the indefinate and '''[[Contionary:se#Ponish|se]]''' for the definate.
===Demonstratives===
===Nouns===
Ponish grammar is almost typical of the grammar of Germanic languages in general. Nouns are conjucate by cases (nominative, accusative, genitive). Unlike Old Ponish, Ponish does not have gender.
Examples:
Declension paradigm in Ponish:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Number
! Case
! a-stem
! u-stem
! o-stem
! i-stem
! r-stem
|-
!rowspan=3| Singular
! {{small|nom.}}
| dag
| luft
| raid
| saiw
| brooþer
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| dag
| luft
| raida
| saiw
| brooþar
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| dagas
| lofto
| raid
| saiw
| brooþur
|-
!rowspan=3| Plural
! {{small|nom.}}
| daga
| liftiw
| raida
| saiwi
| brooþar
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| daga
| luftu
| raida
| saiwi
| brooþar
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| daga
| liftiwa
| raida
| saiwja
| brooþra
|}
===Verbs===
Ponish, like other Germanic lanuages, can be clessified into 2 main categories, being '''weak''' and '''strong'''.
====Conjugation====
Below, the weak verb ''luboon'' "to love" and the strong verb ''heolpan'' "to help" are conjugated.
{| class=wikitable
!
! colspan="2" | Strong verbs
! colspan="2" | Weak verbs
|-
!
! Present !! Past !! Present !! Past
|-
! ic
| heolp || healp || luba || lubooda
|-
! þuu
| heolpir || hulp || luboos || luboodes
|-
! hi/hja/hit
| hulpid || healp || lubooþ || luboode
|-
! wi
| heolpum || hulpum || luboom || luboodum
|-
! ii
| heolpid || hulpud || lubooþ || luboodud
|-
! hii/hja
| heolpand || hulpun || lubaaþ || luboodun
|-
|}
===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+Personal pronouns of Standard Ponish
! rowspan=2| Number
! rowspan=2| Case
! rowspan=2| 1<small><sup>st</sup></small> person
! rowspan=2| 2<small><sup>st</sup></small> person
! colspan=3| 3<small><sup>rd</sup></small> person
|-
! {{small|masculine}}
! {{small|feminine}}
! {{small|neuter}}
|-
!rowspan=3| Singular
! {{small|nom.}}
| ic
| þuu
| hi
| hja
| hit
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| mi
| þi
| hina
| hjo
| hit
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| miin
| þiin
| hes
| heo
| hes
|-
!rowspan=4| Plural
! {{small|nom.}}
| wi
| ii
| hii
| hja
| hja
|-
! {{small|acc.}}
| uus
| aiw
| hin
| hjo
| hja
|-
! {{small|gen.}}
| uuser
| aiw
| hea
| hea
| hea
|-
|}
===Ajectives===
===Numerals===
===Verbs===
==Orthography==
==Orthography==
Ponish does not have an official in-universe orthography, For Equestria is not on Earth, therfore it is unlikely it uses Latin or a version of [[w:Rune|Germanic Runes]]. Any version of conscripts within Equestria are mostly inconsistant<ref>the ''Alphabet of the Unicorns''is an insctance which was introuced in the start of the show, way before [[Old Ponish]] was introduced in season 7, aroun this time it was assumed Ponish was ''a priori '' https://mlpforums.com/topic/45522-alphabet-of-the-unicorns/</ref>. For meta purposes, the Ponish language uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
Ponish does not have an official in-universe orthography, For Equestria is not on Earth, therfore it is unlikely it uses Latin or a version of [[w:Rune|Germanic Runes]]. Any version of conscripts within Equestria are mostly inconsistant<ref>the ''Alphabet of the Unicorns''is an insctance which was introuced in the start of the show, way before [[Old Ponish]] was introduced in season 7, aroun this time it was assumed Ponish was ''a priori '' https://mlpforums.com/topic/45522-alphabet-of-the-unicorns/</ref>. For meta purposes, the Ponish language uses a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
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