Limli Culture: Manners
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Pronunciation table
| POA | dental | alveolar | palatal | glottal | vowels | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /φ/ | /β/ | /w/ | /n/ | /t/ | /l/ | /s/ | /ŋ/ | /k/ | /ɣ/ | /j/ | /h/ | /ä/ | /e/ | /o/ | /u/ | /i/ | |||||||
| Latin | f | v | w | n | t | l | s | ń | k | ǵ | y | h | a | e | o | u | i | |||||||
| Hangul | ㅁ | ㅍ | ㅂ | 1 | ㄴ | ㄷ | ㄹ | ㅅ | ㄲ | ㄱ | ㅋ | 2 | ㅎ | 아 | 에 | 오 | 우 | 이 | ||||||
| Name | Mi 미 |
Fi 피 |
Vi 비 |
Wi 위 |
Ni 니 |
Ti 디 |
Li 리 |
Si 시 |
Ńi 끼 |
Ki 기 |
Ǵi 키 |
Yi 의 |
Hi 히 |
a 아 |
e 에 |
o 오 |
u 우 |
i 이 | ||||||
Notes
- 1 The compound vowels are used for <w>, e.g., ㅘ, wa.
- 2 The iotified vowels are used for <y>, e.g., 요, yo.
Greetings and Polite Expressions - xóbjome yi kunu ŧîyame
- wava (tulata), intrj. hello (lit., good health).
- he suli, thank you (lit., (I) accepted).
- he sahe, you're welcome (lit., pleased).
- tewa ka (< te ewa ka), excuse me (lit., may I pass?).
- witeńa (< witi eńa), good-bye (lit., see again).
- sahe n, please (lit. please me).
- he rose fa, excuse me [said upon not understanding] (lit., did not hear).
- ne kawa, I come [response to being called].
Modesty – sayita
- As the Nunwu wear no clothing, genital modesty is not an issue.
Bodily functions – tińo lahu yi
- Defecation and urination are done in private.
Hospitality – afeta
- Upon entering a home, a guest is offered a drink, whatever the homemaker has prepared. It is bad form to refuse this drink. This is offered with the expression hatase, offering. The response is hasuli, acceptance.
