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| name = Néekh | | name = Néekh | ||
| nativename = nêekhr | | nativename = nêekhr | ||
| pronunciation = | | pronunciation = nɛjexr̩ | ||
| familycolor = Sino-Tibetan | | familycolor = Sino-Tibetan | ||
| creator = User:Jukethatbox | | creator = User:Jukethatbox | ||
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| notice = ipa | | notice = ipa | ||
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'''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; <small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ | '''Néekh''' (''nêekhr''; <small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[nɛjexr̩]]]) is a [[Taskaric languages|Taskaric]] language spoken by the Néekhs on [[:File:Etzean.jpeg|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(<small>Néekh pronunciation:</small> [[Help:IPA|[ær.xʊs]]]) 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. | 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. | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Front | ! rowspan=2 | !! colspan=2 | Front !! colspan=2 | Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! tense !! lax !! tense !! lax | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Close | ! Close | ||
| i || ɪ || u || rowspan=2 | ʊ | |||
|- | |||
! Mid | |||
| ɛ || e || o | |||
|- | |||
! Near-open | |||
| æ || ɐ || || | |||
|} | |} | ||
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 ê ô û⟩ for /ɐ ɪ e ʊ/; however, 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]] | ||