Toki Ike

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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. Only /˧ ˨/ tones may occur on non-word-initial morae.

Grammar

Analytic

Vocabulary

  • mí 'who'
  • mi̖ 'I, me'
  • mi͇ 'from'
  • mı 'in'
  • mí 'with'
  • mi 'for'
  • ja̰ṉ 'window'
  • jȧn 'to yawn'
  • nímı̱ 'to take'
  • mama 'mother'
  • papa 'father'
  • tu 'you'
  • tu̇ 'fifteen'
  • wa̱̱lo 'to give'
  • wálo 'light'
  • wa̗lo̱ 'eight'

Take from

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