Enkesh

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Enkesh
énnékoẃan
Pronunciation[e.ɳe.koʃwan]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2023
Native toEnkesh Confederacy
EthnicityBawakhi, Nedeẃi, Yawayé, Nnibiteẃẃi
Native speakers3 million (2023)
Nakna-Tiwaic
  • Naknaic
    • Enkesh
Standard form
Standard Urban Enkesh
Dialects
  • Bawakhi
    • Seẃibawakhi
    • Khuẃabawakhi
  • Nedeẃi
    • Inkhénedeẃi
    • Mabhinedeẃi
  • Yawayé
  • Nnibiteẃẃi
  • Khopatiẃẃaẃeni †
Official status
Official language in
Anéppia, Bawakyawan Confederacy
Recognised minority
language in
Northern Republic
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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

Orthography

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⟩

Vowels

Prosody

Stress

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

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