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| name = Néekh

| nativename = nêekhr

| pronunciation = ~~nɛjexr̩~~

| pronunciation = ˈnɛjexr̩

| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan

| creator = User:Jukethatbox

| created = 2023

| setting = Radael

| fam1 = [[Taskaric languages|Taskaric]]

| fam2 = Iskvic

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| notice = ipa

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'''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; Néekh pronunciation: [[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(Néekh pronunciation: [[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''; Néekh pronunciation: [[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(Néekh pronunciation: [[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.

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! rowspan=2 | Stop

! voiceless

| p || d̥ || || k ||

| '''p''' /p/ || rowspan=2 | '''t, d''' /d̥/ || || '''k''' /k/ ||

|-

! voiced

| b || || || g ||

| '''b''' /b/ || || '''g''' /g/ ||

|-

! rowspan=2 | Fricative

! voiceless

| f || z̥ || ʂ || x ||

| '''f''' /f/ || rowspan=2 | '''s, z''' /z̥/ || '''sh''' /ʂ/ || '''kh''' /x/ ||

|-

! voiced

| v || || ʐ || ɣ || ʝ

| '''v''' /v/ || '''zh''' /ʐ/ || '''gh''' /ɣ/ ||

|-

! colspan=2 | Nasal

| m || n || || ŋ || ɲ

| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || '''ng''' /ŋ/ || '''ny''' /ɲ/

|-

! rowspan=2 | Approximant

! lateral

| || l || (ɭ) || ɫ ||

| || '''l''' /l/ || (ɭ) || '''ll''' /ɫ/ ||

|-

! semivowel

| (w) || || || (ɰ) || j

| (w) || || || (ɰ) || '''y, gy''' /j/

|-

! colspan=2 | Trill

| || r || ~~(ɽ͡r)~~ || ||

| || '''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"

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 ~~allophoe~~ /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 ''pî'''gy'''ero'' [[Help:IPA|[pɪjˈjero]]] "country hick" (from Etzeá ''pellêro'' "thee")

===Vowels===

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

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|-

! Close

| i || ɪ || u || rowspan=2 | ʊ

| '''i''' /i/ || '''î''' /ɪ/ || '''u''' /u/ || rowspan=2 | '''ô, û''' /ʊ/

|-

! Mid

| ɛ || e || o

| '''ê''' /ɛ/ || '''e''' /e/ || '''o''' /o/

|-

! 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 ê ô û⟩ for /ɐ ɪ e ʊ/; ~~however, 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]]

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 | name = Néekh
 | nativename = nêekhr
-| pronunciation = nɛjexr̩
+| pronunciation = ˈnɛjexr̩
 | familycolor = Sino-Tibetan
 | creator = User:Jukethatbox
 | created = 2023
+| setting = Radael
 | fam1 = [[Taskaric languages|Taskaric]]
 | fam2 = Iskvic
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 | notice = ipa
 }}
-'''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 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.
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 ! rowspan=2 | Stop
 ! voiceless
-| p || d̥ || || k ||
+| '''p''' /p/ || rowspan=2 | '''t, d''' /d̥/ || || '''k''' /k/ ||
 |-
 ! voiced
-| b || || || g ||
+| '''b''' /b/ || || '''g''' /g/ ||
 |-
 ! rowspan=2 | Fricative
 ! voiceless
-| f || z̥ || ʂ || x ||
+| '''f''' /f/ || rowspan=2 | '''s, z''' /z̥/ || '''sh''' /ʂ/ || '''kh''' /x/ ||
 |-
 ! voiced
-| v || || ʐ || ɣ || ʝ
+| '''v''' /v/ || '''zh''' /ʐ/ || '''gh''' /ɣ/ ||
 |-
 ! colspan=2 | Nasal
-| m || n || || ŋ || ɲ
+| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || '''ng''' /ŋ/ || '''ny''' /ɲ/
 |-
 ! rowspan=2 | Approximant
 ! lateral
-| || l || (ɭ) || ɫ ||
+| || '''l''' /l/ || (ɭ) || '''ll''' /ɫ/ ||
 |-
 ! semivowel
-| (w) || || || (ɰ) || j
+| (w) || || || (ɰ) || '''y, gy''' /j/
 |-
 ! colspan=2 | Trill
-| || r || (ɽ͡r) || ||
+| || '''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"
 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 allophoe /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 ''pî'''gy'''ero'' [[Help:IPA|[pɪjˈjero]]] "country hick" (from Etzeá ''pellêro'' "thee")
 ===Vowels===
 {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
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 |-
 ! Close
-| i || ɪ || u || rowspan=2 | ʊ
+| '''i''' /i/ || '''î''' /ɪ/ || '''u''' /u/ || rowspan=2 | '''ô, û''' /ʊ/
 |-
 ! Mid
-| ɛ || e || o
+| '''ê''' /ɛ/ || '''e''' /e/ || '''o''' /o/
 |-
 ! 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 ê ô û⟩ for /ɐ ɪ e ʊ/; however, 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]]