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{Restricted Race} Makani
--- Welcome
--- Cheat Sheet
--- Physiology
--- Culture
--- The Great Disaster
{Makani} Rules, Roster & Application
--- Rules
--- Roster
--- Application
{Makani} The Yakai Language
{Makani} Frequently Asked Questions
Y A K A I
See { This Link } for the inspiration for makani language. Multiple words were pulled from these songs, and are a basis for the language. It is also reminiscent of Gaelic, Latin, and Hawaiian.
The language of the makani is called Yakai. It is heavily influenced by vowel sounds and has a highly musical air to it. The makani are rooted in oral tradition and have neither developed, nor found a need, for written language. They also have capability of shrieks, screeches, and caws that are only useful for long distance communication and while flying.
Common Names:
Females- Vatuei, Evani, Mava, Yakaya, Vamai, Eeyei, Mawei
Males- Amuus, Luo, Tei, Malo, Esuus, Mako, Keimos, Latis, Tama
Storytellers often shared tales of a groundling vessel that found its way into the sky long ago. Their vessel did not survive the collision with the island, and the groundling crew found themselves stranded upon Vata’inu. The A’keiyah struck a deal with the groundlings, and permitted them to live so long as they contributed to the island’s daily life. Over time, a small handful of makani came to learn the groundling tongue of “Kayamon,” because the A’keiyah forbade any groundling from speaking Yakai. That has been long ago, and the groundlings have since died. But the Kayamon tongue is passed on between storytellers, performers, poets, and the A’keiyah. What is remembered is spotty and likely somewhat different than true Common. It is most commonly used for snide insults, and to swear. However, since the island's fall, more and more have picked up a use for the groundling tongue. Kayamon may not be as fluent with some as others, it grows more widely used and accepted among the groundlings.
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It would take a great deal of trust and convincing for any makani to even consider teaching Yakai to a groundling. Even the groundlings whose airship crashed on Vata'inu and lived out their life there were forbidden from learning Yakai. Who would dare share the sacred tongue with demons? Even though there has been a growing adaption to society on the ground, this is one belief still held dear to the makani people. Any groundling that came to know Yakai would have done so with the utmost trust and respect from a makani.
The same rules of Mok'yra, Eark'zian, Horgaahn, and Verba apply here.
+ Yakai can only be learned from a makani
+ A groundling that has been taught Yakai will have no hope of being able to teach someone else.
+ A groundling learning Yakai will need to have extensive RP, over the course of several months, before they can consider themselves fluid.
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