Néekh

Néekh
nêekhr
Pronunciation	[nejeɣr̩]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2023
Native to	Etzeán Island
Ethnicity	Néekhs
Native speakers	4,235,000 (400 BH)
Language family	Taskaric Iskvic Néekh
Early forms	Proto-Taskaric Proto-Iskvic
Dialects	Denarkhûz Portspeak Sunyr dialects Oêrle Irno-Embinge
Etzeán Island. Most Néekh speakers live on the eastern side of the island, primarily in the Tûznam Basin.
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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.

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