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'''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; <small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[nejeɣr̩]]]) is a [[Taskaric languages|Taskaric]] language spoken by the Néekhs on [[:File:Etzean.jpeg|Etzeán Island]]. With 4,235,000 native speakers, it is the most spoken language on the island by a narrow margin; most speakers live in the highly urbanised and economically developed Tûznam Basin(Néekh: ''Tîkhgnul''), where the capital Arkhûz(<small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ær.xoʏ̯s]]]) is located. It is an official language of the West Birnu Economic Union, and is the second most spoken Taskaric language after [[Izhkut]]. | '''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; <small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[nejeɣr̩]]]) is a [[Taskaric languages|Taskaric]] language spoken by the Néekhs on [[:File:Etzean.jpeg|Etzeán Island]]. With 4,235,000 native speakers, it is the most spoken language on the island by a narrow margin; most speakers live in the highly urbanised and economically developed Tûznam Basin(Néekh: ''Tîkhgnul''), where the capital Arkhûz(<small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ær.xoʏ̯s]]]) is located. It is an official language of the West Birnu Economic Union, and is the second most spoken Taskaric language after [[Izhkut]]. | ||
Néekh is of the Iskvic branch of the Taskaric languages, making it a sister language of [[Iskvish]]; it is the only member of the Iskvic branch that is not endangered. | |||
==Phonology== | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Front !! colspan=2 | Central !! colspan=2 | Back | |||
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! mono. !! diph. !! mono. !! diph. !! mono. !! diph. | |||
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! Close | |||
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[[Category:Néekh]] [[Category:Taskaric languages]] [[Category:Radael]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Néekh]] [[Category:Taskaric languages]] [[Category:Radael]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||
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| Néekh | |
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| nêekhr | |
| Pronunciation | [nejeɣr̩] |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2023 |
| Native to | Etzeán Island |
| Ethnicity | Néekhs |
| Native speakers | 4,235,000 (400 BH) |
Taskaric
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Early forms | Proto-Taskaric
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Dialects |
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 Etzeán Island. Most Néekh speakers live on the eastern side of the island, primarily in the Tûznam Basin. | |
Néekh (nêekhr; Néekh pronunciation: [nejeɣr̩]) is a Taskaric language spoken by the Néekhs on Etzeán Island. With 4,235,000 native speakers, it is the most spoken language on the island by a narrow margin; most speakers live in the highly urbanised and economically developed Tûznam Basin(Néekh: Tîkhgnul), where the capital Arkhûz(Néekh pronunciation: [ær.xoʏ̯s]) is located. It is an official language of the West Birnu Economic Union, and is the second most spoken Taskaric language after Izhkut.
Néekh is of the Iskvic branch of the Taskaric languages, making it a sister language of Iskvish; it is the only member of the Iskvic branch that is not endangered.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mono. | diph. | mono. | diph. | mono. | diph. | |
| Close | ||||||