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'''Kokanu''', formerly known as '''{{tp|toki ma}}''', is a [[tokiponido]] and an {{w|international auxiliary language}} notable for being compared against [[Toki Pona]].<ref>{{cite roundtable|page=12}}</ref>
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'''Kokanu''', previously known as '''{{tp|toki ma}}''' is an {{w|international auxiliary language}} and [[tokiponido]].
==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.com/en/docs/grammar/barebones-grammar-essentials?start=1|title=Introduction - Pronunciation|website=kokanu.com|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}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.kokanu.com/en/ Official website]
* [https://kokanu.pages.dev/ Interactive dictionary]
* [https://kokanu.pages.dev/ Interactive dictionary]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/kokanu/ r/kokanu] on {{w|Reddit}}
* [https://discord.gg/mGVdywBQGF Discord server] (invite link)
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Revision as of 20:08, 13 May 2024

Kokanu, formerly known as toki ma, is a tokiponido and an international auxiliary language notable for being compared against Toki Pona.[1]

Phonology

Consonants

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

Consonant phonemes of Kokanu
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p t tʃ ⟨c⟩ k
Fricative s h
Approximant l j w

Vowels

Kokanu has five vowel phonemes, similarly to Toki Pona.[2]

Vowel phonemes of Kokanu
Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

References

  1. jan Sonja, jan Lakuse, et al. (8 April 2024). "Toki Pona: From Personal Art Project to Small World Language". University of Colorado Boulder. tokipona.org (transcript). p. 12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Introduction - Pronunciation". kokanu.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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