Liwadi Culture: Customs
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Table of Phonemes
| IPA | /ä/ | /b/ | /g/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /z/ | /i/ | /ɪ/ | /j/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /p/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /u/ | /w/ | /h/ | /ʔ/ |
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| Latin | A a | B b | G g | D d | E e | ė | Z z | I i | ı | Y y | K k | L l | M m | N n | Ń ń | O o | P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | W w | H h | ʻ |
- This is a modified Cyrillic order.
Rites of passage - Hibul Ńisner
- There is one rite of passage.
Rite of Initiation - Ńadas Ńisen
- The newborn infant is introduced to the village (yiʻup) by being surrounded by the people.
- The rite of initiation take place at dawn of the eighth day after the birth.
Maturation - Sa Hidur
- Maturation is reached whent the blue color of the infant has turned to green, but there is no rite to mark this maturation. At this time the new adult is expected to share in his or her proper tasks, as much as strength permits.
Free time - Diʻen Wilam
- The main times for free activities are the nights and the winter. At these times, time is spent in making items for the use of the family: cooking implements, tools, clothing, etc. There are games for the children to play. There is always time to tell stories.
- There are eight lunar celebrations, the days of the full moon (gihup kurim). These are days of recreation (niduy nulner), when no work is done.
- These days are celebrated with song and dance, feasting, and various athletic competitions.
Roles - Ńoʻyar
- The men do the hunting for meat. They work at making tools from stone, wood and bone; and making leather.
- The women take care of the household tasks, tend the children, care for the gardens and weave cloth.
Clothing - Robag
- The Liwadis wear an undergarment of woven cloth, loincloth (ńuʻek).
- Both sexes were shirts (zokez) and trousers (homen) made of woven cloth or leather.
- As there are no mammals, there is no fur. Fibers from various plants are woven for cloth.
- Belts (gobip) are made of leather or woven from plant fiber.
- Shoes (mosuk) are made from leather.
- Hats (wuras) are made from leather and cloth.
- Hats and shoes are lined in feathers (mozad) and down (ʻunan) in the winter.
Music - Ńuper
- The music of the Litorians is very simple. Singing is accompanied by percussion instruments made from wood and hide, and wind instruments made from wood and reed. They do not have stringed instruments.
Hospitality - Hupil
- Travel is not frequent among the Liwadis. Villages are not close to each other and there are no inns.
- The infrequent visitor is greeted as a welcome source of news. He is treated hospitably with food and a place to sleep.
