Chub

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Chub
Wyaa
wya:cǫbʼ
Pronunciation[w̯jäːt͡ʃɤp̚]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2024
SettingSleeping Bull
Native toChub Nation
EthnicityChub people
Ogbami
  • Southern Velar
    • Ugwinda(?)
      • Chub
Official status
Official language in
Sleeping Bull Confederacy
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Chub(wya:cǫbʼ, Chub: [w̯jäːt͡ʃɤp̚]), also called Wyaa, is an Ogbami language spoken by the Chub people of the Sleeping Bull Confederacy. The language, and to an extent the people, are sometimes called Kachur, though this is a Gnu word that is generally considered offensive by most Chub people.

History

Etymology

Rivalry with the Gnu

The Chub people(wya:cǫbʼ) and the Gnu people(ñgnwə) have historically been(and still are) bitter enemies. The exact reason varies by account: Some say that the Gnu and Chub were originally one people under the Ugwinda culture that inhabited both sides of the Ogbami river, until the Gnu, whose name meant "[people] of the east river bank" in Ugwinda, rebelled and caused the collapse of the unified culture.

Phonology

Consonants