Verse:Mwail/Nuaplw
Nuaplw /nu.a.plɨ/ 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 i' u' e' o' /i ɨ u ɛ a ɔ ɪ̃ ʊ̃ ɛ̃ ã ɔ̃ 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