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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 | 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]] | ||
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| Néekh | |
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| nêekhr | |
| Pronunciation | [nɛjexr̩] |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2023 |
| Native to | Etzeán Island |
| Ethnicity | Néekhs |
| Native speakers | 4,235,000 (400 BH) |
Taskaric
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Early forms | Proto-Taskaric
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Dialects |
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 Etzeán Island. Most Néekh speakers live on the eastern side of the island, primarily in the Tûznam Basin. | |
Néekh (nêekhr; Néekh pronunciation: [nɛjexr̩]) is a Taskaric language spoken by the Néekhs on 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: [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 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.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Velar | Palatal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p | d̥ | k | ||
| voiced | b | g | ||||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | z̥ | ʂ | x | |
| voiced | v | ʐ | ɣ | ʝ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ɲ | ||
| Approximant | lateral | l | (ɭ) | ɫ | ||
| semivowel | (w) | (ɰ) | j | |||
| Trill | r | (ɽ͡r) | ||||
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.
[ɽ͡r] typically appears at the beginning of words, or a realisation of /rl/, as in Oêrle [oweɽ͡rɛ].
Vowels
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tense | lax | tense | lax | |
| Close | i | ɪ | u | ʊ |
| Mid | ɛ | e | o | |
| Near-open | æ | ɐ | ||
Néekh vowels are contrastive by 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 ghroul [ɣroʊ̯l].