Neanderthal (pípè /niːˈændərtɑːl/, /niːˈændərθɔːl/), tabi /neɪˈændərtɑːl/), bakanna kiko bi Neandertal, ni ikan ninu iran Homo to ti pare to wa nigba Pleistocene specimens ni Europe ati apaiwoorun ati arin Asia. Neanderthals je titopo boya bi subspecies (tabi eya) awon eniyan (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) tabi bi iru eda otooto (Homo neanderthalensis). Awon traits Neanderthal-asiwaju akoko yo wa ni Europe ni bi odun 600,000–350,000 seyin. Loni (ni 2010) ifihan genetiki daba ibimopapo sele pelu Homo sapiens ni bi odun 80,000 to 50,000 seyin, won si ni gbagbo pe awon eniyan isun Eurasia je bi 1% de 4% Neanderthal. The pronunciation /niːˈændərθɔːl/ is very common in the United States and is often listed first in US dictionaries, for example American Heritage Dictionary and Random House Dictionaries. The UK pronunciation is /niːˈændərtɑːl/, as shown in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary), and Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Neandertal is a widespread alternative spelling in English (see also US dictionaries in previous footnote) becoming so common that it is sometimes now listed first in dictionaries, for example MSN Encarta.