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Crowverse is a hypothetical future evolution of Earth dominated by sapient flightless descendants of present-day crows (called "corvins"). Corvins have larger bodies and larger heads than our crows, which caused them to lose flight and gave them more bulky shoulders and a more upright stance. | Crowverse is a hypothetical future evolution of Earth dominated by sapient flightless descendants of present-day crows (called "corvins"). Corvins have larger bodies and larger heads than our crows, which caused them to lose flight and gave them more bulky shoulders and a more upright stance. | ||
== Language == | == Language == | ||
Most corvin languages are highly tonal; in one language, pitch differences between syllables within a word are phonemic. | Most corvin languages are highly tonal; in one language, pitch differences between syllables within a word are phonemic. Nontonal languages rely on vocal register and syrinx articulations. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||