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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.

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

Head-marking

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-A Hmong-inspired phonology:
+'''{{SUBPAGENAME}}''' /nu.a.plɨ/ is one of the few indigenous Angai North American languages to retain many speakers post-contact.
-m n ny l y
+Originally animistic, the Nuaplw at first convert to Sfipsurtop, but after the Āínkiīaánịạkàì-Sfipsurtop war they become largely irreligious.
-p pl t tl tx ts r c k q
-mp mpl nt ntl ntx nts nr nc nk nq
-f x s xy h
-i w u
+== Lexicon ==
-e a o
+* ''kaka'' (n) 'crow'
-ee oo
+* ''Fwxo' '' (adj) 'Fursfop'
-ia ua ai aw au
+== 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