Limli Culture: Race and Ethnicity

Table of Phonemes

POA	labial					dental				alveolar		palatal					glottal			vowels
IPA	/m/	/φ/	/β/	/w/		/n/	/t/	/l/		/s/		/ŋ/	/k/	/ɣ/	/j/		/h/			/ä/	/e/	/o/	/u/	/i/
Latin	m	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.

The People - Limli ae

• The Litorians call themselves Limli ae, which means simply "the people".

Anatomy and Physiology

• The Limli are humanoid amphibians.
• The average height of the male Litorian is 1 m. (3.3'), with the females slightly shorter.
• In physical appearance, they look like human beings, with the following exceptions.

1. They are hairless.
2. The scleras are amber, the irises green. They can see into the infrared range. The eyes (ńifi ᅌᅵ피) have a tapetum.
3. They have no external ears. They have ear holes (fituni 피두니).
4. The nostrils can be closed when under water.
5. The smooth skin is green, darker in the males, lighter in the females. The skin of babies is dark blue and gradually becomes green as they grow older.
6. There is a slight sagittal crest (leo 러오) to give greater strength to the temporal muscles.
7. There are three fingers (mińi 미ᅌᅵ) and a thumb (lemou 러모우) on the hand (tuni 두니) and four toes (fiwa 피와) on the foot (ńasi 나시).
8. The fingers are webbed.
9. The males' sex organs are internal.
10. There is no navel.
11. Although there are no breasts, the human-like chest contour is present because of the pectoral muscles.

• Dentition is the same as in Humans, except that the first premolars are canines: 2.2.1.3.
• They may engage in sex at any time, but the female is in estrus only in the fall. One child is born after a gestation of ten lunar months. The sex of the child is determined by the sperm as with Humans.
• The female's inability to produce eggs begins around the age of 40.
• The Limli mate face-to-face and fertilization is internal. The females are ovoviviparous.
• The average life span of a Litorian is about 50 years.

Language - Iru ya

• There is only one language spoken by all the Limli who live in the archipelago.

Occupations and Resources

• The Limli are primarily fisher-gatherers.
• Wild fruits, nuts and grains are gathered in the fall. What fruit is not eaten fresh is dried for winter use. Fruit juice is fermented.
• They possess no domesticated animals.
• The men go on hunting expeditions from time to time and bring back meat from birds and reptiles.
• Another source of protein is the ocean and the watercourses from which are obtained fish and crustaceans.
• In season, insects also are gathered and eaten.
• Wild honey (safu 사푸) is a source of sweetness.
• The Limli possess a knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants and the women will forage for these as needed.
• Arts and crafts include the making of jewelry from stones and shells and of weapons and utensils from wood, stone and bone.
• The Limli do not wear any type of clothing.

Limli Culture: Family