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'''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' /nu.a.plɨ/ is one of the few indigenous Angai North American languages to retain many speakers post-contact. | |||
Originally animistic, the Nuaplw at first convert to Sfipsurtop, but after the Āínkiīaánịạkàì-Sfipsurtop war they become largely irreligious. | |||
i w u | == Lexicon == | ||
e a o | * ''kaka'' (n) 'crow' | ||
ee oo | * ''Fwxo' '' (adj) 'Fursfop' | ||
== Phonology == | |||
* Resonants: m n ny l y z /m n ɲ l j ɽ~ɻ/ | |||
* Stops: p pl t tl tx ts r c k q /p pˡ t tˡ ts tʂ ʈ c k q/ | |||
* Fricatives: f x s xy h /f s ʂ ç h/ | |||
* Vowels: i w u e a o ii uu ee aa oo i' u' e' o' /i ɨ u ɛ a ɔ ɪ̃ ʊ̃ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃ ɪʔ ʊʔ ɛʔ ɔʔ/ | |||
(z ii uu i' u' e' o' are loan phonemes from Fursfop; e.g. ''Xi'swto' '' /sɪʔʂɨtɔʔ/ 'Sfipsurtop') | |||
Phonotactics: (C)V | |||
== Grammar == | |||
Head-marking | |||