Toki Ike
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Ike, natively Toki Ike /to˦ki˧ i˦˥˨ke˨/, is a language with minimalistic consonants, vowels and phonotactics but with 10 tones. It is a parody of Toki Pona.
- tō = to speak
- -ki = nominalizer
- -si = honorific
Phonology
Phonotactics
Toki Ike phonotactics is identical to that of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as moraic nasals.
Tone
Toki Ike syllables have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized ⟨ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗⟩. /˧/ is the least marked tone.
Morphology
Toki Ike morphology is predominantly suffixing.