Unity 332 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 If you went to Equestria one day, do you think you would find yourself in a place where nobody speaks what you speak? I do, but I think twilight could probably whip up a spell to fix that pretty quick. Thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoFoalix 24,999 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 Just now, Unity said: If you went to Equestria one day, do you think you would find yourself in a place where nobody speaks what you speak? I do, but I think twilight could probably whip up a spell to fix that pretty quick. Thoughts? Pretty sure Equestrian is just English but with a few words changed here and there. At least, that is my headcanon for the show. It could just be that they are all neighing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacodidra 61,222 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 I think they speak English too (though from what I've understood, they call it Ponish). So not the language I speak in my everyday life but one I can speak well anyway! 3 Signature by @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornAgainBrony 2,397 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 21 minutes ago, TheTaZe said: Pretty sure Equestrian is just English but with a few words changed here and there. At least, that is my headcanon for the show. It could just be that they are all neighing I've always wondered what they were all thinking the day that Discord was driving Twilight bonkers because he had a day with her friends she missed out on. That moment when he sarcastically hugged her and while making horse noises. I couldn't help but wonder if that was taken as highly offensive, or if she just had no idea what he was doing. I guess you could even go with a "Planet of the Apes" type of thing, Equestria is actually Earth, humans were wiped out, horses became the dominant sentient species. But those noises are still known as an obsolete form of primitive communication, like when humans grunt pretending they're cave-people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna's Admirer 945 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 That would be more adventurous if ponies would speak a different language. It would be like one of my favorite fanfics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan D 149 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 There were some older episodes where they showed Equestrian writing, or at least older Equestrian to use a different alphabet, but that seems to be more or less retconned. Can't remember the last time they showed Equestrian literature but it appears to be mostly scribbles or Latin alphabet. Otherwise, I think they probably speak English with a handful of word swaps here and there. Convocation of the Creatures mentions a dead language called "Olde Equestrianne" that used to be spoken in Canterlot, for what that's worth. Head admin and founder of MLPWiki.net. Lover of high adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganondorf8 11,322 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 I'd like to think that they would speak the same language that we do but using the 'pony' suffix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maslovitz 122 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 I'd be using Ponish instead of Polish, one letter of a difference, eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuteycindyhoney 13,307 August 6, 2018 Share August 6, 2018 The only language I've heard them use is English. I suspect if you traveled to Equestria, you would automatically be tuned into their language. I also suspect you would be converted to pony form. I'm not sure how I'd feel about that, but I'd go with the flow. Thank you Sparklefan1234!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O-78 28,607 August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 In Equestria, they speak Equestrian, which happens to sound exactly like English! 2 Signature by @Mellow Mane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacodidra 61,222 August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 2 hours ago, cuteycindyhoney said: The only language I've heard them use is English. I assume some ponies also speak French (or "fancy", as Applejack called it ). Apple Bloom did that as a result of her cutie pox, and Rarity uses a few words here and there. 2 Signature by @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Canterlot 9,603 August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 I think that they speak Ponish, however I think it has been translated to English through the show so we as an audience can understand what they're saying In the case though that I was transported to Equestria, I imagine I wouldn't understand a single thing the ponies would be saying, as I wouldn't be hearing them through the show speaking English, I would be hearing them right next to me speaking in whatever Ponish sounds like But, I can guarantee that Twilight probably has some sorta spell of some kind that she could cast that would make it so I could understand what everypony would be saying once they all realize that I don't speak in Ponish like they do. 1 RA RA RASPUTIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piranha 29,428 August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 I didn't see Twi, Sunny, nor Starlight having trouble understanding humans . Definitely the same language Sig by Discords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornAgainBrony 2,397 August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Steve Piranha said: I didn't see Twi, Sunny, nor Starlight having trouble understanding humans . Definitely the same language Kinda going with the "magic portal" on this one. "Gift of the TARDIS" if you will. If crossing dimensions can automatically alter your body to suit your new surroundings, then I'm pretty sure it could also reprogram your brain to deal with the language barrier. 22 hours ago, cuteycindyhoney said: The only language I've heard them use is English. I suspect if you traveled to Equestria, you would automatically be tuned into their language. I also suspect you would be converted to pony form. I'm not sure how I'd feel about that, but I'd go with the flow. Everypony being afraid of me based on appearance would be beyond heartbreaking. I'd rather be shapeshifted than have to deal with causing some kind of "alien invader" panic. Though Lyra might be a bit disappointed at missing the chance to see something with opposable thumbs. Edited August 7, 2018 by bornAgainEquestrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piranha 29,428 August 7, 2018 Share August 7, 2018 19 minutes ago, bornAgainEquestrian said: Kinda going with the "magic portal" on this one. "Gift of the TARDIS" if you will. If crossing dimensions can automatically alter your body to suit your new surroundings, then I'm pretty sure it could also reprogram your brain to deal with the language barrier. . It didn't reprogram them with how to walk on two legs tho Sig by Discords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acons 43 August 11, 2018 Share August 11, 2018 Probably, supposing that Ponish is actually the same language than English. if not, it's always possible to learn Ponish gradually. I also read fanfictions were Twilight uses language spells with strangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg-2 3,553 August 11, 2018 Share August 11, 2018 Plot twist: The ponies are actually speaking Rigelllian which, by astonishing coincidence, is exactly the same as English 1 Don't be a nerd. Join the herd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricityBill 121 August 11, 2018 Share August 11, 2018 I doubt they speak any human language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicEnergy 23,220 September 24, 2020 Share September 24, 2020 Equestrian language seem to be like regular english, so I don't think I would have a problem with that. *totally not up to any shenanigans* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splashee 28,564 September 25, 2020 Share September 25, 2020 English is the natural language in FIM, so yes. I would only struggle with the language the same way I did when visiting the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Danny 9,025 October 10, 2020 Share October 10, 2020 If i speak Romanian, all the ponies (including mane six), they will not understand nothing what am I talking about, unless I will talk with them in English language. (Even if i am speaking English very slowly, hehe... ) Signature by @Sparklefan1234 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittoni 538 October 11, 2020 Share October 11, 2020 (edited) I just assumed/imagined that all shows just use english or whatever real life earth language as default not because it's the official language of any fantasy world that has no real setting on human earth itself but because we couldn't understand what they say if they spoke in their own language. Is just that it gets to us already translated to tell the story. Kinda like Lord of the Rings which canonically is a translation of the "original" sources. So if we take off that filter they would speak in a completely foreign language. And it would be cool if they all had a "universal" language and a specific one for every species outside ponies. That's what seeing translated cartoons and shows your whole life does to you. Edited October 11, 2020 by Ittoni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttershutter 2,497 October 11, 2020 Share October 11, 2020 We watch a cartoon about them which is obviously in English but if they were real in another universe they probably speak a totally different language. And yeah, Twilight could probably make up a spell that would allow you to communicate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O-78 28,607 October 11, 2020 Share October 11, 2020 Apart from a few words like "everypony", the language of Equestria sounds exactly the same as English. So no. 1 Signature by @Mellow Mane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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