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Jukethatbox at 18:28, 23 March 2026

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	'''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''' (''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.		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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	{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"		{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
	! colspan=2 \| !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Velar !! Palatal		! colspan=2 \| !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Velar !! Palatal
			\|-
			! colspan=2 \| Nasal
			\| '''m''' /m/ \|\| '''n''' /n/ \|\| \|\| '''ng''' /ŋ/ \|\| '''ny''' /ɲ/
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Stop		! rowspan=2 \| Stop
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	! voiced		! voiced
	\| '''v''' /v/ \|\| '''zh''' /ʐ/ \|\| '''gh''' /ɣ/ \|\|		\| '''v''' /v/ \|\| '''zh''' /ʐ/ \|\| '''gh''' /ɣ/ \|\|
	\|-
	~~! colspan=2 \| Nasal~~
	~~\| '''m''' /m/ \|\| '''n''' /n/ \|\| \|\| '''ng''' /ŋ/ \|\| '''ny''' /ɲ/~~
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Approximant		! rowspan=2 \| Approximant
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	\| \|\| '''r''' /r/ \|\| \|\| \|\|		\| \|\| '''r''' /r/ \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}
	/r l m n/ can all be syllabic, usually replacing unstressed /ɐ/, such as ''palabâ'''m''''' [[Help:IPA\|[pæˈlæbm̩]]] "[[w:Muscat (grape)\|Muscat grape]]", or ''zhollâ'''r''''' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈʐoɫr̩]]] "north"		/r l m n/ can all be syllabic, usually replacing unstressed /ɐ/, such as ''palabâ'''m''''' [[Help:IPA\|[pæˈlæbm̩]]] "[[w:Muscat (grape)\|Muscat grape]]", or ''zhollâ'''r''''' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈʐoɫr̩]]] "north". Syllabic /r/ also occurs as an adjectival suffix or as a noun-forming suffix for juices or wines, in which case the syllabic /m/ in ''palabâm'' would no longer be syllabic and the unstressed /ɐ/ would be pronounced, as in ''palabâmr'' [[Help:IPA\|[pæˈlæbɐmr̩]]] "Muscat grape wine" (also the source of Etzeá ''palamêr'' with the same meaning)

	Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.		Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.

Jukethatbox at 18:32, 16 September 2025

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			/r l m n/ can all be syllabic, usually replacing unstressed /ɐ/, such as ''palabâ'''m''''' [[Help:IPA\|[pæˈlæbm̩]]] "[[w:Muscat (grape)\|Muscat grape]]", or ''zhollâ'''r''''' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈʐoɫr̩]]] "north"

	Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.		Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.

	/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.		/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.

	⟨gy⟩ only appears in [[Etzeá]] loanwords, such as '''''gy'''êt'' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈjɛd̥]]] "hill" (from Etzeá ''gyed'' "mountain"); between vowels, it is pronounced as a doubled /jj/, such as ''pi'''gy'''~~êro~~''.		⟨gy⟩ only appears in [[Etzeá]] loanwords, such as '''''gy'''êt'' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈjɛd̥]]] "hill" (from Etzeá ''gyed'' "mountain"); between vowels, it is pronounced as a doubled /jj/, such as ''pî'''gy'''ero'' [[Help:IPA\|[pɪjˈjero]]] "country hick" (from Etzeá ''pellêro'' "thee")

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===
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	\|-		\|-
	! Close		! Close
	\| i \|\| ɪ \|\| u \|\| rowspan=2 \| ʊ		\| '''i''' /i/ \|\| '''î''' /ɪ/ \|\| '''u''' /u/ \|\| rowspan=2 \| '''ô, û''' /ʊ/
	\|-		\|-
	! Mid		! Mid
	\| ɛ \|\| e \|\| o		\| '''ê''' /ɛ/ \|\| '''e''' /e/ \|\| '''o''' /o/
	\|-		\|-
	! Near-open		! Near-open
	\| æ \|\| ɐ \|\| \|\|		\| '''a''' /æ/ \|\| '''â''' /ɐ/ \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}
	Néekh vowels are contrastive by [[w:Tenseness#Vowels\|tenseness]], with 5 tense and 4 lax vowels. Lax vowels are usually written with a circumflex, as in ⟨â î ô û⟩ for /ɐ ɪ ʊ/; ⟨ê⟩ contradictingly represents tense /ɛ/. They also appear non-syllabically at the end of diphthongs, as in ''ghr'''ou'''l'' [[Help:IPA\|[ɣroʊ̯l]]].		Néekh vowels are contrastive by [[w:Tenseness#Vowels\|tenseness]], with 5 tense and 4 lax vowels. Lax vowels are usually written with a circumflex, as in ⟨â î ô û⟩ for /ɐ ɪ ʊ/; ⟨ê⟩ contradictingly represents tense /ɛ/. They also appear non-syllabically at the end of diphthongs, as in ''ghr'''ou'''l'' [[Help:IPA\|[ɣroʊ̯l]]].
	[[Category:Néekh]] [[Category:Taskaric languages]] [[Category:Radael]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]		[[Category:Néekh]] [[Category:Taskaric languages]] [[Category:Radael]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]

Jukethatbox at 17:56, 16 September 2025

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	! rowspan=2 \| Fricative		! rowspan=2 \| Fricative
	! voiceless		! voiceless
	\| '''f''' /f/ \|\| rowspan=2 \| '''s, z''' /z̥/ \|\| ʂ \|\| x \|\|		\| '''f''' /f/ \|\| rowspan=2 \| '''s, z''' /z̥/ \|\| '''sh''' /ʂ/ \|\| '''kh''' /x/ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! voiced		! voiced
	\| '''v''' /v/ \|\| ʐ \|\| ɣ \|\| ʝ		\| '''v''' /v/ \|\| '''zh''' /ʐ/ \|\| '''gh''' /ɣ/ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan=2 \| Nasal		! colspan=2 \| Nasal
	\| m \|\| n \|\| \|\| ŋ \|\| ɲ		\| '''m''' /m/ \|\| '''n''' /n/ \|\| \|\| '''ng''' /ŋ/ \|\| '''ny''' /ɲ/
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Approximant		! rowspan=2 \| Approximant
	! lateral		! lateral
	\| \|\| l \|\| (ɭ) \|\| ɫ \|\|		\| \|\| '''l''' /l/ \|\| (ɭ) \|\| '''ll''' /ɫ/ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! semivowel		! semivowel
	\| (w) \|\| \|\| \|\| (ɰ) \|\| j		\| (w) \|\| \|\| \|\| (ɰ) \|\| '''y, gy''' /j/
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan=2 \| Trill		! colspan=2 \| Trill
	\| \|\| r \|\| \|\| \|\|		\| \|\| '''r''' /r/ \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}
	Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.		Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.

	/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.		/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.

			⟨gy⟩ only appears in [[Etzeá]] loanwords, such as '''''gy'''êt'' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈjɛd̥]]] "hill" (from Etzeá ''gyed'' "mountain"); between vowels, it is pronounced as a doubled /jj/, such as ''pi'''gy'''êro''.

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===

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	! rowspan=2 \| Stop		! rowspan=2 \| Stop
	! voiceless		! voiceless
	\| p \|\| rowspan=2 \| d̥ \|\| \|\| k \|\|		\| '''p''' /p/ \|\| rowspan=2 \| '''t, d''' /d̥/ \|\| \|\| '''k''' /k/ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! voiced		! voiced
	\| b \|\| \|\| g \|\|		\| '''b''' /b/ \|\| \|\| '''g''' /g/ \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Fricative		! rowspan=2 \| Fricative
	! voiceless		! voiceless
	\| f \|\| rowspan=2 \| z̥ \|\| ʂ \|\| x \|\|		\| '''f''' /f/ \|\| rowspan=2 \| '''s, z''' /z̥/ \|\| ʂ \|\| x \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! voiced		! voiced
	\| v \|\| ʐ \|\| ɣ \|\| ʝ		\| '''v''' /v/ \|\| ʐ \|\| ɣ \|\| ʝ
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan=2 \| Nasal		! colspan=2 \| Nasal

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	! colspan=2 \| Trill		! colspan=2 \| Trill
	\| \|\| r \|\| ~~(ɽ͡r)~~ \|\| \|\|		\| \|\| r \|\| \|\| \|\|
	\|}		\|}
	Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.		Alveolar obstruents are not affected by voiceness; though often transcribed as devoiced /d̥ z̥/, they may be variably pronounced as /t~d/ and /s~z/ respectively and are ultimately dependent on speaker.

	/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.		/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.

	~~[ɽ͡r] typically appears at the beginning of words, or a realisation of /rl/, as in ''Oê'''rl'''e'' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈwɛɽ͡re]]].~~

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===

Jukethatbox at 12:00, 30 May 2025

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	'''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; 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''' (''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.		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.

Jukethatbox at 10:17, 28 May 2025

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			\| setting = Radael
	\| fam1 = [[Taskaric languages\|Taskaric]]		\| fam1 = [[Taskaric languages\|Taskaric]]
	\| fam2 = Iskvic		\| fam2 = Iskvic

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	! rowspan=2 \| Stop		! rowspan=2 \| Stop
	! voiceless		! voiceless
	\| p \|\| d̥ \|\| \|\| k \|\|		\| p \|\| rowspan=2 \| d̥ \|\| \|\| k \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! voiced		! voiced
	\| b \|\| \|\| \|\| g \|\|		\| b \|\| \|\| g \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan=2 \| Fricative		! rowspan=2 \| Fricative
	! voiceless		! voiceless
	\| f \|\| z̥ \|\| ʂ \|\| x \|\|		\| f \|\| rowspan=2 \| z̥ \|\| ʂ \|\| x \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! voiced		! voiced
	\| v \|\| \|\| ʐ \|\| ɣ \|\| ʝ		\| v \|\| ʐ \|\| ɣ \|\| ʝ
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan=2 \| Nasal		! colspan=2 \| Nasal

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	\| name = Néekh		\| name = Néekh
	\| nativename = nêekhr		\| nativename = nêekhr
	\| pronunciation = ~~nɛjexr̩~~		\| pronunciation = ˈnɛjexr̩
	\| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan		\| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan
	\| creator = User:Jukethatbox		\| creator = User:Jukethatbox
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	'''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; <small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA\|[~~nɛjexr̩~~]]]) 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.xʊz̥~~]]]) 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\|[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; 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.		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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	/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.		/ɰ/ is an intervocalic allophone of /ɣ/, and has also been described as a vocalised allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.

	[ɽ͡r] typically appears at the beginning of words, or a realisation of /rl/, as in ''Oê'''rl'''e'' [[Help:IPA\|[~~owɛɽ͡re~~]]].		[ɽ͡r] typically appears at the beginning of words, or a realisation of /rl/, as in ''Oê'''rl'''e'' [[Help:IPA\|[ˈwɛɽ͡re]]].

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===