The Pxae are the primary indigenous peoples of Pahekur island. Prior to colonization, they spoke the Pahecan languages, a branch of the Limarusian language family, but modern speaker rates vary by tribe. Though in English Pxae is used to refer to all Pahecan peoples, only Southern coastal, swamp and certain river tribes use it as an endonym. Due to historical overcrowding of the island causing famine and conflict, many Pxae lived in self-developed urban settlements prior to colonization, with developed agriculture, though most were hunter-gatherers.
Name
The word Pxae means water in Central Southern Coast Pxae, and is in reference to water Pxae's reliance on bodies of water for sport, food and transport, as opposed to mountain, forest and plains Pxae.
History
Prehistory
Indigenous Limarusians came to the Limarusian archipelago Around 6,000-8,000 BC, from Tibetan populations. Most Pxae belong to Y-DNA haplogroup D1a2.
Over the next few thousand years, they spread across the Limarusian archipelago and their population grew.
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