Tũka
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Tũka | |
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Tucan | |
i tũka | |
Pronunciation | [i̯ ˈtuj.ka] |
Created by | Jukethatbox |
Date | 2024 |
Tũka(/tuːkə/; Tũka: [ˈtuj.ka]) is an a priori artlang that follows the design principle of "simple sounds, complex grammar". In principle, the language is heavily influenced by Toki Pona, though the orthography is inspired by Polynesian languages and Portuguese.
Phonology
Orthography
Tũka orthography is heavily inspired by Portuguese and the Polynesian languages.
Consonants
Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | Palatal | Glottal | |
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Plosive | p | t | k | ||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Fricative | h | ||||
(Lateral) Approximant | l | j |
Vowels
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i | u |
Open | a |
Prosody
Stress
Tũka uses a prototonic stress pattern.
Phonotactics
Tũka uses what I call Juke's law, which I have used in other languages, like in Kutic and Proto-Tassinean. Essentially, two phonemes of the same consonant category(e.g. plosive, fricative, etc.) can not be directly adjacent to each other, e.g. /tka/ would not be possible, as both /t/ and /k/ are plosives.