Kulupu sewi

kulupu tribe folk living among the palm trees on the coast of vaurutir, far away from wars and advanced civilizations.

Language - toki jan and toki ko
Toki jan is the official language of the tribe. The name translates as "language of the people." The language is very easy to learn because it has a simplified grammar and only 130 words. Anyone who would like to learn it can help themselves to our documents. The residents are also happy to help. [link to our language].

Toki ko (spirit speech)
One day what are thought to be "spirits" by kute pimeja visited the kulupu sewi. These "spirits" talked an unknown language which the kute pimeja learned quickly. This language was toki ko. Speaking toki ko enabled kute pimeja to start talking with other nations, known as "spirit tribes" or "kulupu ko" in toki jan. Though this language is spoken in a broken way by kute pimeja, they are getting better at it with each encounter with "spirits".

Religion
The "kute pimeja" (dark eared) believe in sewi suli or “the great above”, a belief system passed down through oral tradition, folklore and murals, and sometimes through wood carving on boats, tattoos or religious figures. This belief leads them to think of the oceans and the birds as sacred things, the ocean bringing them food and the birds bringing them feathers for their bows and rituals. Since Kulupu is made up of many tribes that bring with them many different cultures, there is no single religion.

Kute pimeja can fall out of grace. This can be by eating a bird, killing a "spirit", destroying shrines, getting out of the role of priest or stopping any belief in the afterlife and rebirth. Those who have fallen out of grace become unfaithful as they believe that no matter what they do, the sewi suli is now closed to them. Some unfaithful become hunters though it is rare.

Apart from sewi suli, the Cult of gluto is also strongly present.

Culture
Kulupu sewi is a tribal society. Each tribe is organized differently, this variety inside the different tribes is looked over due to the main beliefs of the kute pimeja. These beliefs also vary in small details depending on oral tradition and the variation that comes with this unreliable way of relaying information.

Foods
Kute pimeja eat very different things depending on where they live. But most kute pimeja eat fish and berries. Some add different vegetables to that diet, and sometimes game like boar or deer. Birds are not part of the kute pimeja diet, due to their status as a sacred beast. Eating a bird, chicken or otherwise is seen as an attack for kute pimeja. They will promptly ask the "spirit" to leave and consider it a "bad spirit" or "ko ike", some tribes even getting to the point of violence which is very rare for kute pimeja.

Kala pi kili seli is the national dish of the kulupu sewi. This dish is quite simple it is mainly made of fish and other sea creatures simply fried in a pan over an open flame or on a hot rock. Sea water is also added at this point for its saltiness. With it most kute pimeja add wild rice for richness and to add some important nutrients to the dish. Finally a sauce made from fruits is poured on the meal, making it sweet yet somewhat tangy. The dish is also sometimes described by color with "jelo" for yellow fruits or "loje" for red fruits. Sometimes "suwi" is also used to say that the fruits used were sweet. The dish is served in a palm leaf with a bamboo spike to eat, it is customary to lick the leaf at the end to finish the sauce and show your appreciation of the dish.

Hierarchy and government
In most tribes there is no real hierarchies. Most tribes are based on an anarchy like government where a basic set of laws from sewi suli is used and groups inside the tribe can add onto those rules. Some tribes are based on a chiefdom. The chief appoints people to a job which they get tattooed at birth, only the priests are not appointed at birth and any job can become a priest if it is thought that the kute pimeja was blessed by the great above. Some tribes are based on a "laws of nature" government, where the strongest are appointed as chiefs and if one wants to change the tribe then he has to fight or play a game for it to be passed on as a law. Some tribes are composed of one family, this type of tribe has a variety of hierarchies possible, like matriarchy, patriarchy, phratry, and so on.

"Classical"
The classical tribe is an anarchy type tribe that bases itself around sewi suli. This type is very calm and peaceful and will help any "spirit" that comes its way. Except if it is considered a bad spirit in which case the "spirit" will be asked to leave.

"Hunters"
The hunters are tribes that swore allegiance to the ma alasa ("hunting grounds"). This means they are willing to fight and kill spirits or other kute pimeja should a reason present itself. This tribe believes in another version the sewi suli in which another plane exists called ma alasa.

"Dangerous" or "Pagan"
These tribes are dangerous as they attack anything that approaches them, they are mostly non believers of the sewi suli. As such they don't care about killing "spirits" would they be bad or good. These tribes are mostly made of people who have fallen out of grace.