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'''Kokanu''', formerly known as '''Toki Ma''', is a [[Tokiponido]] and an [[International auxiliary language]] notable for being compared against [[Toki Pona]]. It has around 360 words<ref>https://kokanu.org/en/</ref>, all from different languages around the world. It also has free word order, with the subject, verb and object all being marked by particles.
'''Kokanu''', formerly known as '''Toki Ma''', is a [[Tokiponido]] and an [[International auxiliary language]] notable for being compared against [[Toki Pona]]. It has around 360 words<ref>https://kokanu.org/en/</ref>, all from different languages around the world. It also has free word order, with the subject, verb and object all being marked by particles.
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
Kokanu has 11 {{w|consonant}} {{w|phoneme}}s, two more phonemes than Toki Pona, with the addition of {{IPA|/tʃ/}} and {{IPA|/h/}}.<ref name="phonology">{{cite web|url=https://www.kokanu.org/en/docs/grammar/barebones-grammar-essentials?start=1|title=Introduction - Pronunciation|website=kokanu.org|access-date=2023-11-24}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Consonant phonemes of Kokanu
|-
!
! {{w|Bilabial consonant|Bilabial}}
! {{w|Alveolar consonant|Alveolar}}
! {{w|Palatal consonant|Palatal}}
! {{w|Velar consonant|Velar}}
! {{w|Glottal consonant|Glottal}}
|-
! {{w|Nasal consonant|Nasal}}
| m
| n
|
|
|
|-
! {{w|Plosive}}
| p
| t
| tʃ ⟨c⟩
| k
|
|-
! {{w|Fricative}}
|
| s
|
|
| h
|-
! {{w|Approximant}}
|
| l
| j
| w
|
|}
===Vowels===
Kokanu has five {{w|vowel}} phonemes, similarly to Toki Pona.<ref name="phonology"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Vowel phonemes of Kokanu
|-
!
! {{w|Front vowel|Front}}
! {{w|Back vowel|Back}}
|-
! {{w|Close vowel|Close}}
| {{w|Close front unrounded vowel|i}}
| {{w|Close back rounded vowel|u}}
|-
! {{w|Mid vowel|Mid}}
| {{w|Mid front unrounded vowel|e}}
| {{w|Mid back rounded vowel|o}}
|-
! {{w|Open vowel|Open}}
| colspan=2 | {{w|Open front unrounded vowel|a}}
|}
== Likanu ==
'''Likanu''' is an [[w:Abugida|abugida]] writing system developed for Kokanu using only Unicode characters. The inherent vowel is ''a'', and a syllable-final ''n'' is typically marked by a macron, but a variety of other diacritics are possible. Vowels are always written after their consonanants. To start a word with a vowel, the letter "o" is used as a null consonant.<ref>https://kokanu.org/en/docs/likanu</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Latin script
!Likanu
|-
|(null consonanant)
|o
|-
|p
|ʜ
|-
|t
|ʌ
|-
|k
|x
|-
|w
|ɕ
|-
|l
|ʋ
|-
|j
|ɂ
|-
|m
|ɞ
|-
|n (syllable initial)
|ƨ
|-
|n (syllable final)
|'''◌̄/◌̃/◌᷆/◌̾'''
|-
|s
|ɤ
|-
|c
|ɛ
|-
|h
|ɵ
|-
| -a
|(no change)
|-
| -e
|◌ȷ
|-
| -i
|◌ı
|-
| -o
|◌ʃ
|-
| -u
|◌ſ
|-
|.
|:
|-
|:
|–
|-
|,
|,/､
|-
|?
|≈
|-
|!
|ʭ
|-
|{
|‹
|-
| }
|›
|-
|" (opening)
|｢/◖
|-
|" (closing)
|｣/◗
|}
==Example texts==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Kokanu<ref>https://kokanu.org/en/docs/grammar/barebones-grammar-essentials?showall=1</ref>
!Likanu
!Toki Pona
!Literal translation
!English
|-
|mi le makan in kuwosi un mi le lo sun jan ne.
|ɞı ʋȷ ɞx̄ ōı xſɕʃɤı ōſ ɞı ʋȷ ʋʃ ɤ̄ſ ɂ̄ ƨȷ:
|mi moku e kili. mi tawa tan ma ni.
|I [verb marker] eat [direct object marker] fruits and I [verb marker] move from place this.
|I eat fruits and I leave.
|-
|te makan in kuwosi, le tope.
|ʌȷ ɞx̄ ōı xſɕʃɤı､ ʋȷ ʌʃʜȷ:
|kili li pona tawa jan.
|[relative clause verb marker] eat [direct object marker] fruit [verb marker] good.
|Eating fruit is good.
|}


== Notes and references ==
== Notes and references ==
<references/>
==External links==
* [https://www.kokanu.org/en/ Official website]
* [https://kokanu.pages.dev/ Interactive dictionary]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/kokanu/ r/kokanu] on {{w|Reddit}}
* [https://kokanu.org/en/docs/likanu Likanu documentation and generator]
* [https://discord.gg/mGVdywBQGF Discord server] (invite link)


[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Engelangs]]
[[Category:Engelangs]]

Revision as of 14:01, 16 January 2025

Kokanu, formerly known as Toki Ma, is a Tokiponido and an International auxiliary language notable for being compared against Toki Pona. It has around 360 words[1], all from different languages around the world. It also has free word order, with the subject, verb and object all being marked by particles.

Phonology

Consonants

Kokanu has 11 Template:W Template:Ws, two more phonemes than Toki Pona, with the addition of /tʃ/ and /h/.[2]

Consonant phonemes of Kokanu
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Template:W m n
Template:W p t tʃ ⟨c⟩ k
Template:W s h
Template:W l j w

Vowels

Kokanu has five Template:W phonemes, similarly to Toki Pona.[2]

Vowel phonemes of Kokanu
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Likanu

Likanu is an abugida writing system developed for Kokanu using only Unicode characters. The inherent vowel is a, and a syllable-final n is typically marked by a macron, but a variety of other diacritics are possible. Vowels are always written after their consonanants. To start a word with a vowel, the letter "o" is used as a null consonant.[3]

Latin script Likanu
(null consonanant) o
p ʜ
t ʌ
k x
w ɕ
l ʋ
j ɂ
m ɞ
n (syllable initial) ƨ
n (syllable final) ◌̄/◌̃/◌᷆/◌̾
s ɤ
c ɛ
h ɵ
-a (no change)
-e ◌ȷ
-i ◌ı
-o ◌ʃ
-u ◌ſ
. :
: –
, ,/､
? ≈
! ʭ
{ ‹
} ›
" (opening) ｢/◖
" (closing) ｣/◗

Example texts

Kokanu[4] Likanu Toki Pona Literal translation English
mi le makan in kuwosi un mi le lo sun jan ne. ɞı ʋȷ ɞx̄ ōı xſɕʃɤı ōſ ɞı ʋȷ ʋʃ ɤ̄ſ ɂ̄ ƨȷ: mi moku e kili. mi tawa tan ma ni. I [verb marker] eat [direct object marker] fruits and I [verb marker] move from place this. I eat fruits and I leave.
te makan in kuwosi, le tope. ʌȷ ɞx̄ ōı xſɕʃɤı､ ʋȷ ʌʃʜȷ: kili li pona tawa jan. [relative clause verb marker] eat [direct object marker] fruit [verb marker] good. Eating fruit is good.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ https://kokanu.org/en/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Template:Cite web
  3. ↑ https://kokanu.org/en/docs/likanu
  4. ↑ https://kokanu.org/en/docs/grammar/barebones-grammar-essentials?showall=1

External links

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