Kokanu
Kokanu, formerly known as toki ma, is a tokiponido and an international auxiliary language notable for being compared against Toki Pona.[1] It has around 360 words[2], 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[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Kokanu has 11 consonant phonemes, two more phonemes than Toki Pona, with the addition of /tʃ/ and /h/.[3]
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive | p | t | tʃ ⟨c⟩ | k | |
| Fricative | s | h | |||
| Approximant | l | j | w |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Kokanu has five vowel phonemes, similarly to Toki Pona.[3]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
Example texts[edit | edit source]
| Kokanu[4] | Toki Pona | Literal translation | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| mi le makan in kuwosi un mi le lo sun jan ne. | 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. | kili li pona tawa jan. | [relative clause verb marker] eat [direct object marker] fruit [verb marker] good. | Eating fruit is good. |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ https://kokanu.com/en/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Introduction - Pronunciation". kokanu.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ https://kokanu.com/en/docs/grammar/barebones-grammar-essentials?showall=1
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official website
- Interactive dictionary
- r/kokanu on Reddit
- Discord server (invite link)