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'''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''' (''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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! colspan=2 | !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Velar !! Palatal

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! colspan=2 | Nasal

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

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! rowspan=2 | Stop

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

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~~! colspan=2 | Nasal~~

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

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! rowspan=2 | Approximant

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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"

/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.

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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.
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 {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
 ! colspan=2 | !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Velar !! Palatal
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+! colspan=2 | Nasal
+| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || '''ng''' /ŋ/ || '''ny''' /ɲ/
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 ! rowspan=2 | Stop
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 ! voiced
 | '''v''' /v/ || '''zh''' /ʐ/ || '''gh''' /ɣ/ ||
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-! colspan=2 | Nasal
-| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || '''ng''' /ŋ/ || '''ny''' /ɲ/
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 ! rowspan=2 | Approximant
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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"
+/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.