Annen

Annen, often called Annenise by non-speakers, is a form of Nenise spoken in the city of Lokmare and some of the surrounding region. There is debate whether it is considered a Nenise dialect or a language in its own right. It is written in a variation of the Nenisan alphabet, using additional accents and letters to account for sounds that do not exist in Nenise.
The evolution of the language was influenced heavily by other languages in the region, most notably those imported from the realms of Hjemtir, Ekhanua and Jitua. The main three languages from those realms which have survived are Kikkol, L'oude and Welvet. All of these are vastly different from Nenise, but have lent plenty of vocabulary and linguistic features to Annen.
Annen is considered by many to be an "informal" language, with Nenise, Tewenin's official language, being a necessary and the preferred language for education and work. The written form of Annen didn't exist until centuries after it had become the dominant spoken tongue in the streets and homes of Lokmare, and initially many resisted the publication of literature and printed entertainment in Annen. However once speakers of Annen had grasped the writing system, the response was overwhelmingly positive in the community, and demand for the written word in Annen skyrocketed. Today, a majority of local media is in Annen, and more than half of publishing companies within Lokmare publish exclusively in Annen.
Annen is still officially considered a dialect of Nenise by the Ewenin Nations, and education must be in Standard Nenise. However concessions have been made to allow more flexibility within Lokmare schools, on the condition that regardless of their skills in Annen, children learn to read, write and speak Standard Nenise to the required standard. In practise, this usually means that, depending on the teacher and the aptitudes of the students, some classes are conducted in Annen and some in Nenise, and children are taught written and aural skills in both.
Even speakers of Annen who enter school never having encountered Nenise before--and there are not many of those--pick up Nenise very easily because of the close relationship with Annen and can be fluent within a year or two. Nenise speakers don't pick up Annen so easily, because of all the unfamiliar vocabulary. Most adult residents of Lokmare, at least those who grew up in it, are at the very least bilingual in Annen and Nenise. Many are trilingual in one of the minority languages mentioned above that's been passed down through their family.