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{{Infobox language
| name = Néekh
| nativename = nêekhr
| pronunciation = ˈnɛjexr̩
| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| created = 2023
| setting = Radael
| fam1 = [[Taskaric languages|Taskaric]]
| fam2 = Iskvic
| state = Etzeán Island
| ethnicity = Néekhs
| speakers = 4,235,000
| date = 400 BH
| map = [[File:Etzean.jpeg|300px]]
| ancestor1 = Proto-Taskaric
| ancestor2 = Proto-Iskvic
| dia1 = Denarkhûz
| dia2 = ''Portspeak''
| dia3 = Sunyr dialects<br>
** Oêrle<br>
** Irno-Embinge
| mapcaption = Etzeán Island. Most Néekh speakers live on the eastern side of the island, primarily in the Tûznam Basin.
| notice = ipa
}}
'''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; <small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ˈnɛjexr̩]]]) 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 above [[Etzeá]]; most speakers live in the highly urbanised and economically developed Tûznam Basin(Néekh: ''Tîkhgnul''), where the capital Arkhûz(<small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ˈærxʊz̥]]]) 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.