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==Sample text== |
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The following text is the translation of the {{w|Tower of Babel}}, translated by {{tok|ka Tumu}}.<ref>{{tok|ka Tumu}} (1 April 2023). In [https://liputenpo.org/kati-tiki-tu-lili/ {{tp|kati tiki tu lili}}] (in Tuki Tiki). {{tp|lipu tenpo}}.</ref> |
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<poem> |
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ka a li tuki tama. ka li taka lu kiku Tilala li tiki lu li. |
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tiki la ka li tuki i li: "taka. mi pali i kiku mi tulu i li." |
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ka li ilu i kiku i tilu. pali kiku la ka li tuki i li: "taka. mi pali i kiku i lupa tiku. mi uli ala taka lu kiku tu, la mi tu mi uli i titi tama." |
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tuki li la ka tiku li taka lu kiku li tula i kiku i lupa. ka tiku li tuki i li: "ka a li tu tama li tuki tama. li upi a uli ka. uli ka la a li ki. taka. mi taka lu kiku mi tu i tuki ka." |
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tiku li taka i ka a lu kiku a. ka li ki ala pali i lupa tiku. |
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kiku li li titi Papala lu upi li: tiku li tu i tuki i ka lu kiku a. |
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</poem> |
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</blockquote> |
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==In Toki Pona culture== |
==In Toki Pona culture== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmgjTEchf4ZT1TCFd9ZauyBsyHfeADAWxxhglIQ_p48/edit Improved grammar] |
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HmgjTEchf4ZT1TCFd9ZauyBsyHfeADAWxxhglIQ_p48/edit Improved grammar] |
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PIWJFawWtb-BfjWa4YHFYgjeDSpNy3RJVzADH_8fAps/edit?usp=sharing Grammar] |
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PIWJFawWtb-BfjWa4YHFYgjeDSpNy3RJVzADH_8fAps/edit?usp=sharing Grammar] |
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XC0_C6riqFJuPdxq6CTOj-5GVjkPi_KwMPPwQv_qyCI/edit?usp=sharing Wordlist] |
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XC0_C6riqFJuPdxq6CTOj-5GVjkPi_KwMPPwQv_qyCI/edit?usp=sharing Wordlist] |
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JaaJar8yJ7hEmILzRLhsO0oh4Ycf3mswH4og3etIqIg/edit?usp=sharing Wordlist] ( |
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JaaJar8yJ7hEmILzRLhsO0oh4Ycf3mswH4og3etIqIg/edit?usp=sharing Wordlist] (in Toki Pona) |
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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pUfQSlrt61W2hEWPsjfqG6YafxXyzOciYHnd0vgIEnw/edit?usp=sharing Texts] |
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pUfQSlrt61W2hEWPsjfqG6YafxXyzOciYHnd0vgIEnw/edit?usp=sharing Texts] |
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[[Category:Tokiponidos]] |
[[Category:Tokiponidos]] |
Revision as of 14:33, 8 March 2024
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Kati_tiki_tu_lili_-_sitelen_pi_tuki_tiki.png/250px-Kati_tiki_tu_lili_-_sitelen_pi_tuki_tiki.png)
tuki tiki (meaning "repetitive language" or "roundabout language") is a radically minimalist constructed language and tokiponido. It was created by ka Tumu (Ðoom Epictooþ) starting in 2020.[1] It has 39 words and 8 phonemes.
While tuki tiki is more minimalist compared to Toki Pona, it is not—nor is it meant to be—absolutely minimalist or the language with the fewest amount of words. Its goal is to to shrink down Toki Pona's grammar and vocabulary to an even simpler but usable scale.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
The consonant inventory of tuki tiki includes 5 phonemes. Comparing with Toki Pona, the phoneme /s/ merged with /t/, /w/ and /j/ merged with /k/, and /n/ merged with /l/. Due to its small inventory, tuki tiki allows for great allophonic variation. For example, /t/ may be palatalized as [t͡s̠] or [s̠] before /i/.
Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | |
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Obstruent | p | t | k |
Sonorant | m | l |
Vowels
The vowel inventory of tuki tiki includes 3 vowels, /a, i, u/. /e/ merged with /i/, and /o/ with /u/.
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i | u |
Open | a |
Stress
Stress, similarly to Toki Pona, is placed on the first syllable of the word. In phrases with more than one word, the second word often has the heavier stress.
Grammar
The grammar of tuki tiki is very similar to that of Toki Pona.
Simple phrases
A "simple phrase" consists of one or more "simple words" (analogous to content phrases and content words in Toki Pona grammar). Phrases are head-initial, that is, the first word in the phrase is the head and the following ones are modifiers.
ka li
this being
muku pula mi
my good food
Wordlist
The lexicon of tuki tiki is entirely derived from Toki Pona, with the word's semantic spaces expanded to compensate for its small size. For example, the word tu is derived from Toki Pona tu, but the semantic space is more similar to mute.
Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Etymology |
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a | simple word | all, only, exist, true, ah | a |
ala | simple word | no, not, nothing | ala |
connector | [question marker] | ||
i | reference word | [object reference] | e |
iku | simple word | thing, substance, object | ijo |
ilu | simple word | tool, use, method, way | ilo |
ka | simple word | being, person, creature, alive | jan |
kati | simple word | plant, non-moving creature, leaf, page | kasi |
ki | simple word | possible, able, maybe, can | ken |
kiku | simple word | rock, hard, earth, ground, land, place | kiwen |
ku | simple word | air, gas, spirit, feeling, vibe, sound | kon |
la | reference word | [context reference] | la |
lapi | simple word | calm, rest, fuzzy, dim, inactive, cold | lape |
li | simple word | this, that; him, her, them, it | li, ni |
reference word | [subject reference]: he, she, they, it, that | ||
lika | simple word | line, stick, limb | linja |
lili | simple word | little | lili |
lu | connector | [conjunction, preposition] | lon |
lupa | simple word | hole, box, room, mouth, inside | lupa |
mi | simple word | me, my, us, our | mi |
reference word | [subject reference]: I, we | ||
muku | simple word | eat, food, tasty, sweet, pleasant | moku |
muti | simple word | fun, play, culture, art | musi |
paka | simple word | break, destroy, violence, conflict | pakala |
pali | simple word | do, make, creation, structure | pali |
puka | simple word | side, backside, vicinity | poka |
pula | simple word | good | pona |
taka | simple word | move, go, come, change, time | tawa |
tama | simple word | same, similar, also, stay the same | sama |
tiki | simple word | circle, cycle, repeat, pattern, again, time | sike |
tiku | simple word | high, tall, big, important, top, head, sky | sewi |
tila | simple word | you, your | sina |
reference word | [subject reference]: you | ||
tilu | simple word | water, liquid | telo |
timi | simple word | what? | seme |
tipi | simple word | front, face, vertical surface | sinpin |
titi | simple word | image, symbol, mean, represent | sitelen |
tu | simple word | a lot, much, many, amount, group | tu |
tuki | simple word | language, make noise, talk, think | toki |
tula | simple word | know, feel, learn, knowledge, document | sona |
tulu | simple word | sun, light, warm, colour, energy | suno |
uli | simple word | want, need, force, goal, direction | wile |
upi | simple word | new, fresh, begin, start, cause | open |
Writing systems
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Tuki_tiki_-_titi_pula_chart.png/300px-Tuki_tiki_-_titi_pula_chart.png)
Besides the Latin script (titi Latila), the most common way of writing the language is with the logographic writing system titi pula, inspired by sitelen pona. As of February 2024, there are six font families with support for it.
li upi a uli ka.[2]
This is only the beginning of the intentions of man.
Sample text
The following text is the translation of the Tower of Babel, translated by ka Tumu.[3]
ka a li tuki tama. ka li taka lu kiku Tilala li tiki lu li.
tiki la ka li tuki i li: "taka. mi pali i kiku mi tulu i li."
ka li ilu i kiku i tilu. pali kiku la ka li tuki i li: "taka. mi pali i kiku i lupa tiku. mi uli ala taka lu kiku tu, la mi tu mi uli i titi tama."
tuki li la ka tiku li taka lu kiku li tula i kiku i lupa. ka tiku li tuki i li: "ka a li tu tama li tuki tama. li upi a uli ka. uli ka la a li ki. taka. mi taka lu kiku mi tu i tuki ka."
tiku li taka i ka a lu kiku a. ka li ki ala pali i lupa tiku.
kiku li li titi Papala lu upi li: tiku li tu i tuki i ka lu kiku a.
In Toki Pona culture
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Kati_tiki_tu_lili_-_jan_pi_tuki_tiki.png/200px-Kati_tiki_tu_lili_-_jan_pi_tuki_tiki.png)
tuki tiki is commonly represented by a mascot, designed by Reddit user u/Linguistic-Spiral in 2022 for the webcomic Prolangs.[4] It is an anthropomorphized representation of the language, drawn with a floating body without arms, shorter than Toki Pona's mascot. The glyph for tuki tiki is present in the face and torso of the mascot. The head has a mouth and a hat with emitters above. The character has a pink and yellow color scheme, contrasting with the blue and yellow colors of Toki Pona.
In 2023, as an April Fools' joke, the Toki Pona webzine lipu tenpo published an issue written entirely in tuki tiki, named kati tiki tu lili.[5] The issue nanpa sin features a serious article on tuki tiki, written by jan Ke Tami.[6]
References
- ↑ The Conlang Database. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ilu tuki tiki". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ↑ ka Tumu (1 April 2023). In kati tiki tu lili (in Tuki Tiki). lipu tenpo.
- ↑ u/Linguistic-Spiral (15 June 2022). tokiponido family reunion!. Reddit. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ kulupu pi lipu tenpo (1 April 2023). kati tiki tu lili (in Tuki Tiki). lipu tenpo.
- ↑ jan Ke Tami (1 November 2023). "tuki tiki li seme?". In lipu tenpo nanpa sin (in Toki Pona). lipu tenpo.
External links
- Improved grammar
- Grammar
- Wordlist
- Wordlist (in Toki Pona)
- Texts