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==Aesthetics== | ==Aesthetics== | ||
Kaikiwan is heavily aesthetically influenced by the Polynesian languages, mainly [[w:Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] and [[w:Māori language|Māori]], and much of its vocabulary is borrowed from said languages as well as English and Japanese. However, its grammar is entirely unique and not based on any prevailing natlangs, and any similarities are coincidental unless specified otherwise. | Kaikiwan is heavily aesthetically influenced by the Polynesian languages, mainly [[w:Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] and [[w:Māori language|Māori]], and much of its vocabulary is borrowed from said languages as well as English and Japanese. However, its grammar is entirely unique and not based on any prevailing natlangs, and any similarities are coincidental unless specified otherwise. | ||
==Usage== | |||
Kaikiwans and the Kaikiwan language are native to Kaikiwi Island(<small>Kaikiwan:</small> ''káikwi-na pi‘kà''), though very few people still live on Kaikiwi Island, with only about 10.7% of Kaikiwan speakers living on Kaikiwi Island. Instead, the vast majority of Kaikiwans are [[w:Diaspora|diasporic]], and live in various countries, though mostly countries that border the Pacific Ocean. | |||
===Hawaii=== | |||
The vast majority of Kaikiwan natives and L2 speakers alike live in Hawaii, specifically in Honolulu, with about 67% of the Kaikiwan diaspora living in Hawaii. Most Kaikiwan village elders also live in Hawaii, apart from the ''Pa‘éne-ikipíwa'' village, that still inhabit the eastern coast of Kaikiwi Island. | |||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||