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“By now, the kavkema are well adapted for high-altitude life – especially the temperatures. They'll have many more feathers than you may remember them having.” A Thread Between The Stars: Satellites
kavkema (singular kavkem) are a sapient Nekenalosan species (“nyaqena”) evolved from Cretaceous Deinonychosaurs. Unlike the Nayabaru, they have barely physically changed since the Cretaceous.
Their name likely etymologically stems from the word kavama (which to them now means hatchling capable of speech).
History
The kavkema on Nekenalos have been in steady decline ever since Teranyina entered the picture, helping the Nayabaru with the “de-facto genocide”1) of the kavkema.
Body language
Apology is denoted with a significant dip of the muzzle. A confirmation is given with a raised muzzle's side to side swerve; the gesture can range from very subtle to an enthused shake of the head, but there is always a sway or twist to the motion. Negation is expressed with a single upward flick of the muzzle, with intensity conveyed by the distance covered by the tip of the muzzle.