Nukimau Race & Ethnicity

Pronunciation table

Latin	m	n	p	t	k	s	f	h	y	l	i	e	a	o	u
IPA	/m/	/n/	/p/	/t/	/k/	/s/	/ɸ/	/h/	/j/	/l/	/i/	/e/	/a/	/o/	/u/

The People

• The Islanders call themselves hu tutusa, which means simply "the people".
• The inhabitants of the islands are all of the same species.

Anatomy and Physiology

• The Islanders are reptilian humanoids.
• The average height of the male Litorian is 1.2 m. (4'), with the females slightly shorter.
• In physical appearance, they look like human beings, with the following exceptions.
  • 1. They are hairless.
  • 2. The scleras are amber, the irises green. They can see into the infrared range. The eyes (noko) have a tapetum.
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. There is a slight sagittal crest (suisui) to give greater strength to the temporal muscles.
  • 5. There are three fingers (nesoi) and a thumb (supie) on the hand (meso) and four toes ((noa)nesoi) on the foot (noa).
  • 6.The males' sex organs are internal.
  • 7. There is no navel.
  • 8. 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 eight 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 Islanders 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

• All the Islanders speak the same language, although there are vocabulary differences based on each island's flora and fauna.

Occupations and Resources

• The Islanders are hunter/gatherers with limited gardenng. There is no animal husbandry.
• Domestic agriculture is limited to vegetable (yiona) gardening, primarily squashes and root vegetables. Wild fruits, nuts and grains are gathered in the fall. What fruit is not eaten fresh is dried for the dry season use. Fruit juice is fermented.
• The men go on hunting expeditions from time to time and bring back meat from birds and reptiles.
• Another source of protein is the streams and the ocean from which are obtained fish and crustaceans. The Islanders usually avoid going into the sea where they are easy prey for sharks and other predators, but sea turtles are taken when the opportunity presents itself.
• In season, insects also are gathered and eaten.
• Wild honey (lafua) is a source of sweetness.
• The Islanders 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 Islanders do not make leather.
• Plant fibers are woven into cloth (soepe) by the women on a handloom (noki), an occupation for a rainy evening. The bark of certain trees is also used. Dyes and mordants are made from plants.