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{{Infobox language

|name = Nepokian

|creator = User:Lewohuelu

|nativename = Nēpoki

|pronunciation = [neːpoki]

|pronunciation = neːpoki

|~~region~~ = Polynesia

|setting = Polynesia

~~|states =~~

|speakers = ~200

~~|nation =~~

|speakers = ~ 200

|date = 1912

|familycolor = Indo-European

~~|fam1 = [[w:Indo-European_languages|Indo-European]]~~

~~|fam2 =~~

|ancestor = Proto-Nepokian

|~~iso1 =~~

|script1 = Latn

~~|iso2 =~~

~~|iso3 = npk~~

~~|script = [[w:Latin script|Latin]]~~

~~|agency~~ =

}}

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====New Nepokian====

In the late 18th century, when the Europeans made their first notices about this tongue, some people still pronounced the Nepokian l in certain circumstances as r. Though formerly classified as arbitrary, it was rather a late Middle Nepokian pronunciation. This wasn't the case with s and h, or t and k, as their sound shifts were finished centuries before. Linguists set the transition from Middle to New Nepokian in the ~~15th~~ century.

In the late 18th century, when the Europeans made their first notices about this tongue, some people still pronounced the Nepokian l in certain circumstances as r. Though formerly classified as arbitrary, it was rather a late Middle Nepokian pronunciation. This wasn't the case with s and h, or t and k, as their sound shifts were finished centuries before. Linguists set the transition from Middle to New Nepokian not later than in the 13th century.

Modern Nepokian is spoken since the arrival of German colonialists in Southern Pacific. ~~Phonological~~ (i.e., múhuki becoming mūki 'five', a very rare exception as there are no such contractions elsewhere) and grammatical changes ~~are~~ few, but the vocabulary was enriched dramatically.

Modern Nepokian is spoken since the arrival of German colonialists in Southern Pacific. Over the last 700 centuries, phonological (i.e., múhuki becoming mūki 'five', a very rare exception as there are no such contractions elsewhere) and grammatical changes have been very few, but the vocabulary was enriched dramatically in the last twohundred years.

==Phonology==

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=== Syntax ===

Most Nepokian varities ~~prefere~~ the verb-subject-object structure, though others exhibit VOS pattern. Adjectives usually follow the noun they modify (e.g. "king new"), but patterns like "new king" also occur and are subject to stylistic preferations.

Most Nepokian varities prefer the verb-subject-object structure, though others exhibit VOS pattern. Adjectives usually follow the noun they modify (e.g. "king new"), but patterns like "new king" also occur and are subject to stylistic preferations.

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 {{Infobox language
 |name = Nepokian
+|creator = User:Lewohuelu
 |nativename = Nēpoki
-|pronunciation = [neːpoki]
+|pronunciation = neːpoki
-|region = Polynesia
+|setting = Polynesia
-|states =
+|speakers = ~200
-|nation =
-|speakers = ~ 200
 |date = 1912
 |familycolor = Indo-European
-|fam1 = [[w:Indo-European_languages|Indo-European]]
-|fam2 =
 |ancestor = Proto-Nepokian
-|iso1 =
+|script1        = Latn
-|iso2 =
-|iso3 =  npk
-|script        = [[w:Latin script|Latin]]
-|agency        =
 }}
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 ====New Nepokian====
-In the late 18th century, when the Europeans made their first notices about this tongue, some people still pronounced the Nepokian l in certain circumstances as r. Though formerly classified as arbitrary, it was rather a late Middle Nepokian pronunciation. This wasn't the case with s and h, or t and k, as their sound shifts were finished centuries before. Linguists set the transition from Middle to New Nepokian in the 15th century.
+In the late 18th century, when the Europeans made their first notices about this tongue, some people still pronounced the Nepokian l in certain circumstances as r. Though formerly classified as arbitrary, it was rather a late Middle Nepokian pronunciation. This wasn't the case with s and h, or t and k, as their sound shifts were finished centuries before. Linguists set the transition from Middle to New Nepokian not later than in the 13th century.
-Modern Nepokian is spoken since the arrival of German colonialists in Southern Pacific. Phonological (i.e., múhuki becoming mūki 'five', a very rare exception as there are no such contractions elsewhere) and grammatical changes are few, but the vocabulary was enriched dramatically.
+Modern Nepokian is spoken since the arrival of German colonialists in Southern Pacific. Over the last 700 centuries, phonological (i.e., múhuki becoming mūki 'five', a very rare exception as there are no such contractions elsewhere) and grammatical changes have been very few, but the vocabulary was enriched dramatically in the last twohundred years.
 ==Phonology==
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 === Syntax ===
-Most Nepokian varities prefere the verb-subject-object structure, though others exhibit VOS pattern. Adjectives usually follow the noun they modify (e.g. "king new"), but patterns like "new king" also occur and are subject to stylistic preferations.
+Most Nepokian varities prefer the verb-subject-object structure, though others exhibit VOS pattern. Adjectives usually follow the noun they modify (e.g. "king new"), but patterns like "new king" also occur and are subject to stylistic preferations.
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