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 syllabic 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.


Grammar

Analytic

Vocabulary

Take from "English, Tok Pisin, Finnish, Georgian, Dutch, Acadian French, Esperanto, and Serbo-Croatian, with a few from Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)"