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'''Ike''', natively ''tōkı{{cdb}} ı{{ctb}}ke̱'' /to˦ki˧ i˦˥˨ke˨/, is a [[Tricin|Trician]] language with minimalistic consonants, vowels and phonotactics but with 10 tones. It is a parody of Toki Pona.
s, ł > h
z > 0
λ > l
ƛ/c ƛ'/c' > c c'
k kw > k, q qw > q
i have these + a table of assimilations
mb nd ng > mm nn ŋŋ
h > ŋ
b d, etc > p' t' etc.
t > T then c > t
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==Numbers==
kʷém, tiŋór, nakkʼ, laupʼ, taliŋ, tʼám, róʈʼ, loeʈʼ, pʼakkʼ, qʼeyór (?)


==Phonology==
== Phonology ==
===Consonants===
=== Phonotactics ===
Perhaps most strikingly, most Kammalic languages are devoid of fricatives or aspirates. The following is the consonant inventory of Proto-Kammalic, arguably the most divergent of all of Pfeuno-Kitelucquian:
{{SUBPAGENAME}} segments and phonotactics are identical to those of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as moraic nasals, as in Japanese.
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style=" text-align: center;"
/i/ is romanized as {{angbr|ı̣}} unless there is a diacritic below the letter.
|+ '''Proto-Kammalic consonants'''
=== Tone ===
|-
{{SUBPAGENAME}} morae have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˦˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized {{angbr|'''ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗'''}}. Only /˧ ˨/ tones may occur on non-word-initial morae.
! colspan="2"|
! |Labial
! |Dental
! |Retroflex
! |Palatal
! |Velar
! |Uvular
|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
| '''rn''' /ɲ/
|
|colspan="2"| '''ng''' /ŋ~ɴ/
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
! | <small>plain</small>
| '''p''' /p~b/
| '''t''' /t~d/
| '''rt''' /ʈ~ɖ/
|
| '''k''' /k~g/
| '''q''' /q~ɢ/
|-
! | <small>ejective</small>
| '''pʼ''' /pʼ/
| '''tʼ''' /tʼ/
| '''rtʼ''' /ʈʼ/
|
| '''kʼ''' /kʼ/
| '''qʼ''' /qʼ/
|-
! colspan="2" |Trill
|
| '''r''' /r/
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Approximant
| '''w''' /w/
| '''l''' /l/
|
| '''y''' /j/
|
|
|}


==Composition==
== Grammar ==
one descendant will turn them into geminates and another turns them into ejectives
Analytic
 
== Vocabulary ==
and some with both geminates and ejectivs
* mí{{cdb}} 'who'
 
* mı{{cgb}} 'I, me'
and one outlier with fricatives! (via grimm's law: p' > p, p > f)
* mı{{ceb}} 'from'
[[Category:Gamedan languages]][[Category:Quame languages]]
* mı{{cdb}} 'in'
* mı{{ctb}} 'with'
* mi{{cdb}} 'for'
* ja̰n{{cll}} 'window'
* jȧn 'to yawn'
* ní{{cdb}}mı{{cll}} 'to take'
* mama 'mother'
* papa 'father'
* tu 'you'
* tu̇ 'fifteen'
* walo 'kiln'
* wa̱̱lı{{cdb}} 'heavy'
* wálo 'light'
* wa{{cab}}lo{{cll}} 'eight'
* wālo{{cll}} 'brave; valid'
* lȧko 'bear'
* na̗wa 'to go out'
* na{{cgb}}wa{{cll}} 'to give'
* kén '(slang) yep'

Latest revision as of 22:17, 4 June 2023

Ike, natively tōkı̣ ı̰ke̱ /to˦ki˧ i˦˥˨ke˨/, is a Trician language with minimalistic consonants, vowels and phonotactics but with 10 tones. It is a parody of Toki Pona.

Phonology

Phonotactics

Toki Ike segments and phonotactics are identical to those of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as moraic nasals, as in Japanese. /i/ is romanized as ı̣ unless there is a diacritic below the letter.

Tone

Toki Ike morae have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˦˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗. Only /˧ ˨/ tones may occur on non-word-initial morae.

Grammar

Analytic

Vocabulary

  • mị́ 'who'
  • mı̖ 'I, me'
  • mı͇ 'from'
  • mı̣ 'in'
  • mı̰ 'with'
  • mị 'for'
  • ja̰ṉ 'window'
  • jȧn 'to yawn'
  • nị́mı̱ 'to take'
  • mama 'mother'
  • papa 'father'
  • tu 'you'
  • tu̇ 'fifteen'
  • walo 'kiln'
  • wa̱̱lı̣ 'heavy'
  • wálo 'light'
  • wa̗lo̱ 'eight'
  • wālo̱ 'brave; valid'
  • lȧko 'bear'
  • na̗wa 'to go out'
  • na̖wa̱ 'to give'
  • kén '(slang) yep'