Liwadi Culture: Customs

Table of Phonemes

IPA	/w/	/o/	/u/	/j/	/i/	/ɪ/	/k/	/g/	/ŋ/	/h/	/χ/	/ɣ/	/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/s/	/z/	/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/e/	/ɛ/	/ä/	/l/	/m/	/n/	/ɾ/	/ʔ/
Latin	W w	O o	U u	Y y	I i	ï	K k	G g	Ń ń	H h	ḳ	ġ	T t	D d	ṭ	ḍ	S s	Z z	P p	B b	ṗ	ḅ	E e	ë	A a	L l	M m	N n	R r	ʻ
Arabic	و	وْ	وُ	ی	ى۬	ي	ک	ݢ	گ	ح	خ	ݗ	ط	ظ	د	ذ	ص	ض	ٮ	ﺏ	ڡ	ڢ	ه	ۃ	ا	ل	م	ن	ر	ع
Name	Wa	O	U	Ya	I	Ï	Ka	Ga	Ńa	Ha	Ḳa	Ġa	Ta	Da	Ṭa	Ḍa	Sa	Za	Pa	Ba	Ṗa	Ḅa	E	Ë	A	Nun	Mim	Lam	Ra	ʻan

Rites of passage - Hibul Ńisner حى۬بوُل گى۬صنهر

• There is one rite of passage.

Rite of Initiation - Ńadas Ńisen گاظاص گى۬صهن

• The newborn infant is introduced to the village (yiʻup ىى۬عوُٮ) by being surrounded by the people.
• The rite of initiation take place at dawn of the eighth day after the birth.

Maturation - Sa Hidur صا حى۬ظوُر

• 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 ظى۬عهن وى۬لام

• 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 ݢى۬حوُٮ کوُرى۬م). These are days of recreation (niduy nulner نى۬ظهُى نوُلنهر), when no work is done.
• These days are celebrated with song and dance, feasting, and various athletic competitions.

Roles - Ńoʻyar گوْعىار

• 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 روْباݢ

• The Liwadis wear an undergarment of woven cloth, loincloth (ńuʻekگوُعهک).
• Both sexes were shirts (zokez ضوْکهض) and trousers (homen حوْمهن) 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 ݢوْبى۬ٮ) are made of leather or woven from plant fiber.
• Shoes (mosuk موْصوُک) are made from leather.
• Hats (wuras ووُراص) are made from leather and cloth.
• Hats and shoes are lined in feathers (mozad موْضاظ) and down (ʻunan وُنان) in the winter.

Music - Ńuper گوُٮهر

• The music of the Liwadis 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 حوُٮى۬ل

• 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.

Liwadi Culture: Food