Njeshan

Njeshan

Classification

Homeland

Western Ignusia; Betonia

Proto-language

Proto-Njeshan (not yet reconstructed)

Reach

Homeland only

Njeshan is one of the five major Yezuri language families, native to the west of Ignusia and to Betonia. It comprises three branches, anchored respectively in Betonia, the northwest of Ignusia, and the southwest of Ignusia. Proto-Njeshan has not yet been reconstructed.

Members

Attested medieval stages include Otjesi (ancestor of Lonish), High Nichana (ancestor of Nichana), and Pises (ancestor of Pjany).

Distribution

Njeshan has not been carried abroad by major colonial expansion; outside its homeland it is encountered only sporadically.