Toki Ike

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)"