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The Ngehu are an all-male cultural and linguistic group living throughout all of the known sectors of Awa. They are believed to be members of a particular Y-chromosome haplogroup that results in the drastically divergent ''hu'' phenotype, which is immediately distinguishable from the ''la'' ("non-hu"). They live separately from the ''la'', maintaining a separate language and culture of their own. | The Ngehu are an all-male cultural and linguistic group living throughout all of the known sectors of [[Awa]]. They are believed to be members of a particular Y-chromosome haplogroup that results in the drastically divergent ''hu'' phenotype, which is immediately distinguishable from the ''la'' ("non-hu"). They live separately from the ''la'', maintaining a separate language and culture of their own. | ||
The Ngehu dominate over all the ''la'' cultures in the known regions of Awa, forming an immense empire throughout the known cylinders. Transit through the passageways between cylinders is controlled by the Ngehu and greatly restricted for ''la'', meaning that the ''la'' cultures are generally quite isolated from one another, whereas the Ngehu move and trade freely between tubes. | The Ngehu dominate over all the ''la'' cultures in the known regions of Awa, forming an immense empire throughout the known cylinders. Transit through the passageways between cylinders is controlled by the Ngehu and greatly restricted for ''la'', meaning that the ''la'' cultures are generally quite isolated from one another, whereas the Ngehu move and trade freely between tubes. | ||
The Ngehu speak the Ngehu language and typically do not see the need to learn any of the languages of the ''la'' cultures they have dealings with. Communication between the Ngehu and ''la'' peoples is chiefly through a common sign language which is widespread lingua franca throughout Awa, with interactions generally taking place for the purposes of trade or sex. Violence is not uncommon, however most societies work cooperatively with the Ngehu for mutual benefit. The Ngehu do sometimes take slaves from the ''la'' peoples, almost always males, however it is more common for the Ngehu to work together with ''lahu''. The ''lahu'' are people, again, mostly men, who voluntarily leave their ''la'' societies and take up a specialised role in Ngehu society, performing work involving fine motor skills such as weaving and stitching of clothing, which is difficult for the ''hu'' to do. In return, they enjoy certain privileges not afforded to other ''la'', such as the ability to travel between cylinders as well as better access to food and women. | The Ngehu speak the [[Ngehu|Ngehu language]] and typically do not see the need to learn any of the languages of the ''la'' cultures they have dealings with. Communication between the Ngehu and ''la'' peoples is chiefly through a common sign language which is widespread lingua franca throughout Awa, with interactions generally taking place for the purposes of trade or sex. Violence is not uncommon, however most societies work cooperatively with the Ngehu for mutual benefit. The Ngehu do sometimes take slaves from the ''la'' peoples, almost always males, however it is more common for the Ngehu to work together with ''lahu''. The ''lahu'' are people, again, mostly men, who voluntarily leave their ''la'' societies and take up a specialised role in Ngehu society, performing work involving fine motor skills such as weaving and stitching of clothing, which is difficult for the ''hu'' to do. In return, they enjoy certain privileges not afforded to other ''la'', such as the ability to travel between cylinders as well as better access to food and women. | ||
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