We now know ponies spoke Old Ponish in ancient times. I, for one, wish to study and learn it. I've had a sort of fascination with Old English as of late, as I have been inexorably drawn to rediscover my roots and ancestry. The timing couldn't have been more perfect.
I wish to see a combined mlp community effort to build and define Old Ponish in the mold of ancient germanic, anglo-saxon, and nordic runic languages. There are others in the fandom already starting this task. Check out my second link below for the most well-formed group I have found so far for this.
Here is a short analysis on Old Ponish spoken in the show:
https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/770210/a-study-in-old-ponish
Here is a more in-depth analysis of Old Ponish, up to the beginnings of a standardized system for it:
https://www.fimfiction.net/blog/771938/how-to-speak-old-ponish
I can't wait to help my qt marefu embrace her roots.
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OE is something I've dabbled in regularly. At one point was able to hold decent conversations in it but then had a commission to do a job in Japan so dumped most of my OE for Japanese.
>>89112
fragmentary at best. I could probably get by with day to day things but as soon as you start adding anything past that it'd be difficult. I've still got my books for it though. I'd recommend https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Steps-Old-English-Language/dp/1898281386 it's a very good initial companion.
fragmentary at best. I could probably get by with day to day things but as soon as you start adding anything past that it'd be difficult. I've still got my books for it though. I'd recommend https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Steps-Old-English-Language/dp/1898281386 it's a very good initial companion.
I just find it fascinating how old English is literally unrecognizable when compared to modern English and how much has changed in the language in just 1000 years. Is there any other languages like this where the older versions are unlike anything like its modern counterpart? I heard old French basically has the same thing where nothing in old French is recognizable compared with modern French.
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>>89167
Apparently there are a lot of the same root words when comparing old and modern English. I love studying the similarities and the etymology of them.
https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/engol
Apparently there are a lot of the same root words when comparing old and modern English. I love studying the similarities and the etymology of them.
https://lrc.la.utexas.edu/eieol/engol
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