Enkesh

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Enkesh
énnékoẃan
Pronunciation[e.n͡me.koʃwan]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2023
Native toEnkesh Confederacy
EthnicityBawakki, Nedeẃi, Yawayé, Nnibiteẃẃi
Native speakers3 million (2023)
Nakna-Tiwaic
  • Naknaic
    • Enkesh
Standard form
Standard Urban Enkesh
Dialects
  • Bawakki
    • Seẃibawakki
    • Kkuẃabawakki
  • Nedeẃi
    • Inkkénedeẃi
    • Mabbinedeẃi
  • Yawayé
  • Nnibiteẃẃi
  • Kkopatiẃẃaẃeni †
Official status
Official language in
Anéppia, Bawakyawan Confederacy
Recognised minority
language in
Northern Republic
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Enkesh(/ɛŋk.ɛʃ/, Enkesh: [en͡me.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.

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