Siixtaguna
Siixtaguna is a large subcontinent at the northeastern end of Peilaš. It is characterized by tundra in the northwest, taiga in the center, and by the Šišin mountains in the south.
In prehistoric times, the coastlines of Siixtaguna were home to the so-called Canoe Culture, a shoreline fishing culture that invented large canoes capable of reliable short-distance ocean travel. This culture later expanded south and southeast, eventually moving along the islands of Sumarušuxi and the Ttiruku Arc over to Tuysáfa (which it reached between about -4000 and -3000 YP, forming the third wave of human migration to the eastern continent).
Linguistically, the subcontinent is mostly dominated by languages of the Núalís-Takuña family, although there are also several Isthmus languages and a few language isolates not belonging to any other family, especially in the north. Along the southern coastline, a few Isles languages are also found, most prominently Mûtsipsa'.
Names
| Language | Name | Pronunciation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mûtsipsa' | Siixtaguna | [ˈsiːx.tʰɑˌɡu.nə] | "North Takuña" |
| Fáralo | Histuənə | [ˈhis.tuə̯.nə] | ← Mûts. Siixtaguna (borrowed) |
| Buruya Nzaysa | Xistuna | [ˈxɪs.tu.na] | ← F. Histuənə (borrowed) |
| Ndok Aisô | Hêstuna | [hɛ̈sˈtuː.na] | ← F. Histuənə (borrowed) |
| Adāta | Hithuona | [ˈhi.tʰu.o.na] | ← F. Histuənə (borrowed) |
| Namɨdu | Hissɨna | [hisˈsɨ.nɐ] | ← F. Histuənə |
| Woltu Falla | Hitsūan | [hiˈt͡suː.an] | ← F. Histuənə |
| Cəssın | Höstänä | [ˈhœs̪.t̪æ.n̪æ] | ← F. Histuənə |
| Æðadĕ | Hjetun | [ˈhje.tʰun] | ← Ad. Hithuona |
| Nåmúþ | Hisén | [hiˈsɛ́n] | ← Nam. Hissɨna |