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=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
/k t n p m j l w s/
/k t n p m j l w/


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===

Revision as of 17:29, 7 May 2023

Toki Ike /to˦ki˧ i˦˥˨ke˩˧/ is a language with minimalistic consonants, vowels and phonotactics but with 10 possible tones on each syllable. It is a parody of Toki Pona.

tō = to speak, -ki = nominalizer

Phonology

Phonotactics

Toki Ike phonotactics is identical to that of Toki Pona, except that nasal codas are disallowed. Toki Ike has 460 possible syllables, including tone.

Consonants

/k t n p m j l w/

Vowels

/i e a o u/

Tone

Toki Ike syllables have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗. /˧/ is the least marked tone.