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While its vocabulary derives for the most part from [[w:Vulgar Latin|Vulgar Latin]], Na'vi influence is most notable in its phonology and its some of its grammar and vocabular. | While its vocabulary derives for the most part from [[w:Vulgar Latin|Vulgar Latin]], Na'vi influence is most notable in its phonology and its some of its grammar and vocabular. | ||
== | == History == | ||
The language name derives directly from the Latin word for 'exile', suggesting the speakers were somehow transported to and transmuted to be able to live on Earth. After becoming Christianized in the region of North Africa, they were driven to | {{Main|Ckul/History}} | ||
The language name derives directly from the Latin word for 'exile', suggesting the speakers were somehow transported to and transmuted to be able to live on Earth. After becoming Christianized in the region of North Africa, they were driven to Spane, so they are indeed exiles twice over. Ultimately from {{mn|la|exsul|t=exile (person)}}, it came to refer to "a person in exile on Earth, after having been exiled from Pandora." | |||
This sad tale continues for the Ckul. Their exile in the Atlas mountains was followed by an exile to Muslim Spain. Later, most Ckul migrated to Central America, where their minority status continues to hamper their lives to this day. | |||
== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||