Enkesh

Enkesh
énnékoẃan
Pronunciation	[e.ɳe.koʃwan]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2023
Native to	Enkesh Confederacy
Ethnicity	Bawakhi, Nedeẃi, Yawayé, Nnibiteẃẃi
Native speakers	3 million (2023)
Language family	Nakna-Tiwaic Naknaic Enkesh
Standard form	Standard Urban Enkesh
Dialects	Bawakhi Seẃibawakhi Khuẃabawakhi Nedeẃi Inkhénedeẃi Mabhinedeẃi Yawayé Nnibiteẃẃi Khopatiẃẃaẃeni †
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	Anéppia, Bawakyawan Confederacy
Recognised minority language in	Northern Republic

Enkesh(/ɛŋk.ɛʃ/, Enkesh: [eɳe.koʃwan]) is a Nakna-Tiwaic language spoken natively on the river banks of the Anippa/Anéppa river, which is a major source of irrigation water for most pastures in the nation of Anéppia, as well as for the nomadic tribal confederacy of Bawakyawan.

Phonology

Consonants

Enkesh consonants

		Bilabial		Alveolar		Post- alveolar		Retroflex		Palatal		Velar		Uvular		Labial-velar
		unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced	unvoiced	voiced
Plosive	standard	p	b	t	d			ʈ ⟨tt⟩	ɖ ⟨dd⟩	c		k	g	q
	aspirated	pʰ⟨ph⟩	bʱ⟨bh⟩	tʰ⟨th⟩	dʱ⟨dh⟩			ʈʰ ⟨tth⟩	ɖʱ ⟨ddh⟩			kʰ⟨kh⟩	gʱ⟨gh⟩	qʰ⟨qh⟩
Nasal			m		n				ɳ ⟨nn⟩		ɲ ⟨ny⟩		ŋ ⟨ng⟩
Tap/Flap					ɾ ⟨r⟩
Fricative	standard			s	z	ʃ ⟨ś⟩	(ʒ)			ç ⟨cc⟩		x	ɣ ⟨xx⟩
	no audible release			sʼ ⟨ss⟩	zʼ ⟨zz⟩