In your headcanon do the Ponies speak English or their own language?

[Azureth 686]

Do you view it as the Ponies are actually speaking English, or that they are speaking their own Pony language just translated?

[LeafFerret 3,382]

In my headcanon, they would say neigh on some occasions because of horse instincts. 

[Techno Universal 2,575]

Well in my view of things because equestria is like a word that I created in the far future English became the universal language and pretty much the only language to exist. So they would legitimately be speaking English in the MLP universe by my theory!

[Catpone Cerberus 23,428]

I like to think that they speak their own language that is translated to English, Finnish and every other language MLP has been dubbed to. 

Edited September 19, 2017 by The Cerberus

[Driz 1,552]

Oh wow, I don't know why it sounds so funny in my head that the ponies in the show just communicate through neighs and indistinguishable equine grunts, translated to English and all of the other languages... That made me giggle. 

But nah, I've always liked to believe that the characters in the show speak actual English, then it's just translated to the other languages wherever the show is aired. I always preferred to watch shows in their original audio, i.e. shows produced in America in English and stuff like anime, in Japanese. So that's basically my headcanon.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 40,297]

To keep things nice and simple, I would go with them speaking a sort of modified version of ultra-uber smacking of tails and sniffing noises with varying noise levels of the words 'hurf' and 'gurf' to add questions or exclamations.

 

 

However, I want extreme complexity so I stick with them speaking English.

[GrimGrimoire 4,970]

I would like to think they speak their own language, not necessarily horse neighs and grunts since you see their mouths move with the use of a complex language, and it is just translated to a language we can understand. It has always sort of bugged me that in every show and cartoon almost, no matter what alien or terrestrial race we meet or watch, they always speak almost perfect English (or the native language of the airing country). I know why they do it, and it makes perfect sense that they do it, so I agree with it... but still from a reality point of view it sort of irks me.

[Heavenly Inexplicit 309]

I thought of it as some weird alternate universe, where they just so happen to speak English for some bizarre reason.

[Denim&Venöm 16,517]

I think it'd be a little disrespectful to the mythos and the world they live in to just assume they speak north American english.

If the ponies have their own world, history and culture, language should follow suit. Run with the whole thing.

[Lucartini 104]

In my headcanon, they actually say their names over and over like Pokemon. 

[Libra 11,690]

Im going to assume they just speak good old English.

[Windchime 184]

Obviously, they speak English.

Twilight was able to talk to the Equestria Girls versions of her friends, and I don't see them doing neighs and grunts.

[Drunk Not I Am 1,069]

E n g l i s h  For sure. 

[Crimson Fire 30]

I have looked over a number of these comments and I would have to say that they are pretty creative.

Maybe one theory could be is that the viewers (the audience) is provided with a universal translator that translates their language into one that we can understand.

[Acons 43]

I'd say they speak their own language. If they speak English, they would speak it the same way Romans would speak English instead of Latin in a movie, for example.

[FlareGun45 2,221]

Doctor Whooves lives in Ponyville, does he not? That means his TARDIS is around, and that means we hear the language they speak!

[Hierok 11,829]

They speak normally English, but the Yaks speek swedish and the dragons spanish. 

[Guest]

I like to think they speak their own language in fiction.

[Philosopher Pone 108]

I don't remember which episode it was but I think one of the CMCs said the word "English" once

Edited September 19, 2017 by Geralt of Poland

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,152]

50 minutes ago, Sunset Rose said:

I like to think they speak their own language in fiction.

That is kinda my view. Reminds me of Babylon 5 where, IIRC, the creator said something along the lines of when the aliens speak to other aliens; it's in their own language. It's only in English for the benefit of the viewer.

I pretty much look at MLP in the same light.

[Crimson Fire 30]

1 hour ago, Geralt of Poland said:

I don't remember which episode it was but I think one of the CMCs said the word "English" once

And if I recall correctly, in the episode "The Cutie Pox", Applebloom acquires a fleur de Lis, and starts speaking French. She even asks if she was speaking French.

So I think it is safe to reason that languages such as French, English, and German might exist in that world.

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

Reminds me of this video:

 

[Philosopher Pone 108]

1 hour ago, Crimson Fire said:

So I think it is safe to reason that languages such as French, English, and German might exist in that world.

Also, Photo Finish speaks with German accent.

[sweetolebob18 724]

IMO, they speak their own language & it is translated.

 

Of course, if you accept the Equestria Girls world as actually existing, then the ponies must speak some Earth language because Twilight could understand them when she went there.

 

In one of his stories over at Fimfiction, Admiral Biscuit suggested that at one time Earth & EQ were in regular contact (that's why so many EQ critters are in Earth legends).  At that time they spoke Ancient Greek.  Modern EQ is descended from that language, just like Modern Greek is.

 

So, the Ponies speak a Greekish language. Probably no more like Modern Greek than, for example, Portuguese & Spanish or Italian & French.  At one time, they were all Latin & linguists can tell but they're different today) 

Edited September 19, 2017 by sweetolebob18

[Steve Piranha 28,782]

They speak english in my headcanon. How else pony Twi and Sunny would easily communicate with the humans?