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== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
=== Phonotactics ===
=== Phonotactics ===
{{SUBPAGENAME}} phonotactics is identical to that of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as syllabic nasals.
{{SUBPAGENAME}} phonotactics is identical to that of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as moraic nasals, as in Japanese.


=== Tone ===
=== Tone ===
{{SUBPAGENAME}} syllables have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˦˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized {{angbr|'''ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗'''}}. /˧/ is the least marked tone. Only /˧ ˨/ tones may occur on non-word-initial syllables.
{{SUBPAGENAME}} morae have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˦˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized {{angbr|'''ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗'''}}. /˧/ is the least marked tone. Only /˧ ˨/ tones may occur on non-word-initial morae.


== Grammar ==
== Grammar ==

Revision as of 12:49, 20 May 2023

Ike, natively tōki ḭke̱ /to˦ki˧ i˦˥˨ke˨/, is a Trician language with minimalistic consonants, vowels and phonotactics but with 10 tones. It is a parody of Toki Pona.

Phonology

Phonotactics

Toki Ike phonotactics is identical to that of Toki Pona. /n/ codas are treated as moraic nasals, as in Japanese.

Tone

Toki Ike morae have 10 possible tones: /˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ˧˩ ˦˥˨ ˦˥˦ ˧˥ ˩˧/, romanized ā̄ ā a a̱ a̱̱ a̖ a̰ ȧ á a̗. /˧/ is the least marked tone. Only /˧ ˨/ tones may occur on non-word-initial morae.

Grammar

Analytic

Vocabulary

Take from

  • English
  • Tok Pisin
  • Finnish
  • Georgian
  • Dutch
  • Acadian French
  • Esperanto
  • Serbo-Croatian
  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese