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==Historical phonology==
'''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.
<poem>
s, ł > h
z > 0
l > ɭ
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
</poem>
===Finnishy subfamily===
<poem>
ay > ää
ey > ee
ew, oi > öö
iw, uy > üü
aw > åå
ow > oo
</poem>


==Numbers==
== Phonology ==
kēm, tingōr, nakkʼ, laupʼ, taling, tʼām, rōrtʼ, loyrtʼ, pʼakkʼ, qʼeyōr (?)
=== Phonotactics ===
{{SUBPAGENAME}} segments and phonotactics are identical to those of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as moraic nasals, as in Japanese.
/i/ is romanized as {{angbr|ı̣}} unless there is a diacritic below the letter.
=== 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.


==Phonology==
== Grammar ==
===Consonants===
Analytic
Perhaps most strikingly, most Kammalic languages have simple syllables and are devoid of fricatives or aspirates. The following is the consonant inventory of Proto-Kammalic:
== Vocabulary ==
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style=" text-align: center;"
* mí{{cdb}} 'who'
|+ '''Proto-Kammalic consonants'''
* mı{{cgb}} 'I, me'
|-
* mı{{ceb}} 'from'
! colspan="2"|
* mı{{cdb}} 'in'
! |Labial
* mı{{ctb}} 'with'
! |Dental
* mi{{cdb}} 'for'
! |Retroflex
* ja̰n{{cll}} 'window'
! |Palatal
* jȧn 'to yawn'
! |Velar
* ní{{cdb}}mı{{cll}} 'to take'
! |Uvular
* mama 'mother'
|-
* papa 'father'
! colspan="2" | Nasal
* tu 'you'
| '''m''' /m/
* tu̇ 'fifteen'
| '''n''' /n/
* walo 'kiln'
| '''rn''' /ɲ/
* wa̱̱lı{{cdb}} 'heavy'
|
* wálo 'light'
|colspan="2"| '''ng''' /ŋ~ɴ/
* wa{{cab}}lo{{cll}} 'eight'
|-
* wālo{{cll}} 'brave; valid'
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
* lȧko 'bear'
! | <small>plain</small>
* na̗wa 'to go out'
| '''p''' /p~b/
* na{{cgb}}wa{{cll}} 'to give'
| '''t''' /t~d/
* kén '(slang) yep'
| '''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/
| '''rl''' /ɭ/
| '''y''' /j/
|
|
|}
 
===Vowels===
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width: 90px; "|
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Central
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Back
|-
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /i/
| '''ī''' /iː/
|
|
| '''u''' /u/
| '''ū''' /uː/
|-
! style="" |Close-mid
| '''e''' /e~ə/
| '''ē''' /eː/
|
|
| '''o''' /o/
| '''ō''' /oː/
|-
! style="" |Open
|
|
| '''a''' /a/
| '''ā''' /aː/
|
|
|}
a e i o u
ā ē ī ō ū
ay aw ey ew iw oy ow uy ia ua
āy āw ēy ēw īw ōy ōw ūy īa ūa
 
==Composition==
*Proto-Kammalic
**Geminates > ejectives
***ejective > creaky voice > tone
***p p' > b p, generic south american gib
***Pseudo-Quechua
***Salish/Spittem parody
***Pseudo-Arabic
***Pseudo-Somali
**Both geminates and ejectives
***Finno-Bantu
***Ejectives > geminates
****Estonian parody
****Hyper-minlang
****Pseudo-Inuit
****Pseudo-Tamil
****plain > voiced; ejective > voiceless
****"Fricativeless Hmoobo-Primitive Terg"
**Outlier branch with fricatives and syncope
***Polish-esque: m n ń; p t cz /tS/ k; f þ s sz /S/ h; r l w /v/ j
***Kammalic^2: Fricatives lost again!
 
==Grammar==
Quasi-polysynthetic with big clitic complexes or verbs
 
[[Category:Pfeuno-Kitelucquian languages|K]][[Category:Proto-languages|K]][[Category:Quame languages|K]]

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'
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