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| ==Pronunciation table==
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| {|class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:left; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
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| !Latin
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| !a
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| !v
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| !e
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| !i
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| !y
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| !l
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| !m
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| !n
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| !ń
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| !o
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| !r
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| !s
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| !t
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| !u
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| !w
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| !f
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| !h
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| !ʻ
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| |-
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| !IPA
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| |/a/
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| |/β/
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| |/e/
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| |/i/
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| |/j/
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| |/l/
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| |/m/
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| |/n/
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| |/ŋ/
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| |/o/
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| |/ɾ/
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| |/s/
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| |/t/
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| |/u/
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| |/w/
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| |/φ/
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| |/h/
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| |/Ɂ/
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| *The letters of the alphabet are arranged in a modified Cyrillic order.
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| ==Greetings and Polite Expressions - '''xóbjome yi kunu ŧîyame'''==
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| *'''wava (tulata)''', ''intrj.'' hello (lit., good health).
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| *'''he suli''', thank you (''lit.'', (I) accepted).
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| *'''he sahe''', you're welcome (''lit.'', pleased).
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| *'''tewa ʻa''' (< '''te ewa ʻa'''), excuse me (''lit.'', may I pass?).
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| *'''witeńa''' (< '''witi eńa'''), good-bye (''lit.'', see again).
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| *'''sahe n''', please (''lit.'' please me).
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| *'''he rose fa''', excuse me [''said upon not understanding''] (''lit.'', did not hear).
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| *'''ne ʻawa''', I come [''response to being called''].
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| ==Modesty – '''sayita'''==
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| *As the Nunwu wear no clothing, genital modesty is not an issue.
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| ==Bodily functions – ''' tińo lahu yi'''==
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| *Defecation and urination are done in private.
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| ==Hospitality – '''afeta'''==
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| *Upon entering a home, a guest is offered a drink, whatever the homemaker has prepared. It is bad form to refuse this drink. This is offered with the expression '''hatase''', offering. The response is '''hasuli''', acceptance.
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