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==Occupations and Resources== | ==Occupations and Resources== | ||
*The Nuńwu are primarily | *The Nuńwu are primarily fisher-gatherers. | ||
*Wild fruits, nuts and grains are gathered in the fall. What fruit is not eaten fresh is dried for winter use. Fruit juice is fermented. | *Wild fruits, nuts and grains are gathered in the fall. What fruit is not eaten fresh is dried for winter use. Fruit juice is fermented. | ||
*They possess no domesticated animals. | *They possess no domesticated animals. | ||
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Pronunciation table
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| IPA | /a/ | /e/ | /φ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /β/ | /w/ | /j/ |
The People
- The Litorians call themselves nuńwu ań, which means simply "the people".
Anatomy and Physiology
- The Nuńwu are reptilian humanoids.
- The average height of the male Litorian is 1 m. (3.3'), with the females slightly shorter.
- In physical appearance, they look like human beings, with the following exceptions.
- They are hairless.
- The scleras are amber, the irises green. They can see into the infrared range. The eyes (ańi) have a tapetum.
- They have no external ears. They have ear holes (fańa).
- The smooth skin is green, darker in the males, lighter in the females. The skin of babies is dark blue and gradually becomes green as they grow older.
- There is a slight sagittal crest (ofańe) to give greater strength to the temporal muscles.
- There are three fingers (wewo) and a thumb (wuna) on the hand and four toes (fiwa) on the foot (ńasi).
- The males' sex organs are internal.
- There is no navel.
- Although there are no breasts, the human-like chest contour is present because of the pectoral muscles.
- Dentition is the same as in Humans, except that the first premolars are canines: 2.2.1.3.
- They may engage in sex at any time, but the female is in estrus only in the fall. One child is born after a gestation of ten lunar months. The sex of the child is by chance as with Humans.
- The female's inability to produce eggs begins around the age of 40.
- The Nuńwu mate face-to-face and fertilization is internal. The females are ovoviviparous.
- The average life span of a Litorian is about 50 years.
Language, appearance, and ancestry
- There is only one language spoken by all the Nuńwu who live in the archipelago.
Occupations and Resources
- The Nuńwu are primarily fisher-gatherers.
- Wild fruits, nuts and grains are gathered in the fall. What fruit is not eaten fresh is dried for winter use. Fruit juice is fermented.
- They possess no domesticated animals.
- The men go on hunting expeditions from time to time and bring back meat from birds and reptiles.
- Another source of protein is the watercourses from which are obtained fish and crustaceans.
- In season, insects also are gathered and eaten.
- Wild honey (safu) is a source of sweetness.
- The Nuńwu possess a knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants and the women will forage for these as needed.
- Arts and crafts include the making of jewelry from stones and shells and of weapons and utensils from wood, stone and bone.
- The Nuńwu do not wear any type of clothing.
