Ah Oka

Ah Oka
‘ā ōka
Pronunciation	[ʔaː o̞ːka]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2024
Ethnicity	Tipu Oka
Language family	Sinatolean Hauhau Ah Oka
Early forms	Proto-Sinatolean Himé Hauhau
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Ah Oka(‘ā ōka [ʔaː o̞ːka]) is a Sinatolean Hauhau language spoken on Ka Oka(kā ōka) island in the Nelahgan Islands. It is the most spoken descendant of the ancient Hau-Hau language, which was the first Sinatolean language branch to diverge with the arrival of the T'pu Hau people on the Pukahau Archipelago of the Nelahgans.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p	t	k	ʔ
Nasal	m
Approximant	w	l

Vowels

	Front	Back
Close	i iː	u uː
Mid		o̞ o̞ː
Open	a aː

Grammar

Articles

Number

Ah Oka preserves the pu plural article from Hau-Hau, which itself its derived from the Proto-Sinatolean *-pu- infix. Singularity is not inflected.

Demonstrative

Ah Oka has two demonstrative pronouns, which act as articles. Distance from the speaker is not inflected.

Singular	Plural
ti	tu