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| ==Pronunciation table==
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| !Latin
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| !a
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| !e
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| !i
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| !f
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| !h
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| !k
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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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| !v
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| !w
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| !y
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| |-
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| !IPA
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| |/a/
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| |/e/
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| |/φ/
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| |/h/
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| |/i/
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| |/k/
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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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| |/β/
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| |/w/
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| |/j/
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| ==The People==
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| *The Litorians call themselves '''nuńwu ań''', which means simply "the people".
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| ==Anatomy and Physiology==
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| *The Nuńwu are reptilian humanoids.
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| *The average height of the male Litorian is 1 m. (3.3'), with the females slightly shorter.
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| *In physical appearance, they look like human beings, with the following exceptions.
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| #They are hairless.
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| #The scleras are amber, the irises green. They can see into the infrared range. The eyes ('''ańi''') have a [[Wikipedia:Tapetum|tapetum]].
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| # They have no external ears. They have ear holes ('''fańa''').
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| #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.
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| #There is a slight [[Wikipedia:Sagittal crest|sagittal crest]] ('''ofańe''') to give greater strength to the [[Wikipedia:Temporal muscle|temporal muscles]].
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| #There are three fingers ('''wewo''') and a thumb ('''wuna''') on the hand and four toes ('''fiwa''') on the foot ('''ńasi''').
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| #The males' sex organs are internal.
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| # There is no navel.
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| #Although there are no breasts, the human-like chest contour is present because of the [[Wikipedia:Pectoral muscles|pectoral]] muscles.
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| *[[Wikipedia:Dentition|Dentition]] is the same as in Humans, except that the first premolars are canines: 2.2.1.3.
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| *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.
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| *The female's inability to produce eggs begins around the age of 40.
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| *The Nuńwu mate face-to-face and fertilization is internal. The females are [[Wikipedia:Ovoviviparity|ovoviviparous]].
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| *The average life span of a Litorian is about 50 years.
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| ==Language, appearance, and ancestry==
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| *There is only one language spoken by all the Nuńwu who live in the archipelago.
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| ==Occupations and Resources==
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| *The Nuńwu are primarily fisher-gatherers.
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| *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.
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| *They possess no domesticated animals.
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| *The men go on hunting expeditions from time to time and bring back meat from birds and reptiles.
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| *Another source of protein is the watercourses from which are obtained fish and crustaceans.
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| *In season, insects also are gathered and eaten.
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| *Wild honey ('''safu''') is a source of sweetness.
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| *The Nuńwu possess a knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants and the women will forage for these as needed.
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| *Arts and crafts include the making of jewelry from stones and shells and of weapons and utensils from wood, stone and bone.
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| *The Nuńwu do not wear any type of clothing.
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| [[Valware - 4. Family]]
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