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* Giant ape-like or humanoid villains (after their archaeology discovers human civilization) | * Giant ape-like or humanoid villains (after their archaeology discovers human civilization) | ||
=== Vocal language === | === Language === | ||
==== Vocal language ==== | |||
Corvin spoken language uses both the syrinx and the tongue. Since they have no lips and no teeth they cannot make labial or dental sounds. However, they can do a lot with their syrinxes and even produce two vocal tones simultaneously. | Corvin spoken language uses both the syrinx and the tongue. Since they have no lips and no teeth they cannot make labial or dental sounds. However, they can do a lot with their syrinxes and even produce two vocal tones simultaneously. | ||
* non-tonal languages | * non-tonal languages | ||
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** some languages use approximate simple JI ratios as suprasegmental phonemes | ** some languages use approximate simple JI ratios as suprasegmental phonemes | ||
=== Sign language === | ==== Sign language ==== | ||
Corvin sign languages mainly use tongue, wings, beaks, and feet. Deaf corvins are almost always congenitally deaf; it is very rare for a corvin to become deaf later in life, as avian cochleae are self-repairing. | Corvin sign languages mainly use tongue, wings, beaks, and feet. Deaf corvins are almost always congenitally deaf; it is very rare for a corvin to become deaf later in life, as avian cochleae are self-repairing. | ||
==== Common cognitive metaphors ==== | |||
=== Music === | === Music === | ||
Like human music, corvin music displays enormous diversity and their instruments have similar basic mechanisms (strings, winds, membranophones and idiophones). One difference is that they place more emphasis on timbre than humans, since the upper limit of corvin hearing is about an octave higher. | Like human music, corvin music displays enormous diversity and their instruments have similar basic mechanisms (strings, winds, membranophones and idiophones). One difference is that they place more emphasis on timbre than humans, since the upper limit of corvin hearing is about an octave higher. | ||