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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 '' | ⟨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/ || || | ||
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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 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]] | ||
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| Néekh | |
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| nêekhr | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈnɛjexr̩] |
| Created by | Jukethatbox |
| Date | 2023 |
| Setting | Radael |
| 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: [ˈnɛjexr̩]) 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 above Etzeá; most speakers live in the highly urbanised and economically developed Tûznam Basin(Néekh: Tîkhgnul), where the capital Arkhûz(Néekh pronunciation: [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.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Velar | Palatal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | voiceless | p /p/ | t, d /d̥/ | k /k/ | ||
| voiced | b /b/ | g /g/ | ||||
| Fricative | voiceless | f /f/ | s, z /z̥/ | sh /ʂ/ | kh /x/ | |
| voiced | v /v/ | zh /ʐ/ | gh /ɣ/ | |||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ng /ŋ/ | ny /ɲ/ | ||
| Approximant | lateral | l /l/ | (ɭ) | ll /ɫ/ | ||
| semivowel | (w) | (ɰ) | y, gy /j/ | |||
| Trill | r /r/ | |||||
/r l m n/ can all be syllabic, usually replacing unstressed /ɐ/, such as palabâm [pæˈlæbm̩] "Muscat grape", or zhollâr [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 allophone /ɨ/; however, the general consensus is that it is an approximant.
⟨gy⟩ only appears in Etzeá loanwords, such as gyêt [ˈjɛd̥] "hill" (from Etzeá gyed "mountain"); between vowels, it is pronounced as a doubled /jj/, such as pîgyero [pɪjˈjero] "country hick" (from Etzeá pellêro "thee")
Vowels
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tense | lax | tense | lax | |
| Close | i /i/ | î /ɪ/ | u /u/ | ô, û /ʊ/ |
| Mid | ê /ɛ/ | e /e/ | o /o/ | |
| Near-open | a /æ/ | â /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].