Verse:Mwail/Nuaplw

Nuaplw /nuəplɨ/ 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.

Lexicon

• kaka (n) 'crow'
• 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 ia ua ai aw au i' u' e' o' /i ɨ u ɛ a ɔ ɪ̃ ʊ̃ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃ iə̯ uə̯ ai̯ aɨ̯ au̯ 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