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'''{{tptt|tuki tiki}}''' (meaning "repetitive language" or "roundabout language") is a radically minimalist {{w|constructed language}} and [[tokiponido]]. It was created by {{toklang|art-x-tukitiki|ka Tumu}} (Ðoom Epictooþ) starting in 2020.<ref>[https://database.conlang.org/search/ The Conlang Database]. Retrieved 30 October 2023.</ref> It has 39 words and 8 phonemes.

While {{tptt|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.<ref name="ilu-tuki-tiki">{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PIWJFawWtb-BfjWa4YHFYgjeDSpNy3RJVzADH_8fAps/edit|title={{tok|ilu tuki tiki}}|website=Google Docs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031091042/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PIWJFawWtb-BfjWa4YHFYgjeDSpNy3RJVzADH_8fAps/edit?usp=sharing|archive-date=2023-10-31|access-date=2024-02-11}}</ref>

The consonant inventory of {{tptt|tuki tiki}} includes 5 {{w|phoneme}}s. 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, {{tptt|tuki tiki}} allows for great {{w|Allophony|allophonic variation}}. For example, /t/ may be palatalized as [t͡s̠] or [s̠] before /i/.

|+ Consonant phonemes of {{tptt|tuki tiki}}

The vowel inventory of {{tptt|tuki tiki}} includes 3 vowels, /a, i, u/. /e/ merged with /i/, and /o/ with /u/.

|+ Vowels of {{tptt|tuki tiki}}

The {{w|grammar}} of {{tptt|tuki tiki}} is very similar to that of Toki Pona.

The lexicon of {{tptt|tuki tiki}} is entirely derived from Toki Pona, with the word's [[semantic space]]s expanded to compensate for its small size. For example, the word {{tptt|tu}} is derived from Toki Pona {{tp|tu}}, but the semantic space is more similar to {{tp|mute}}.

! {{tptt|a}}

! rowspan=2 | {{tptt|ala}}

! {{tptt|i}}

! {{tptt|iku}}

! {{tptt|ilu}}

! {{tptt|ka}}

! {{tptt|kati}}

! {{tptt|ki}}

! {{tptt|kiku}}

! {{tptt|ku}}

! {{tptt|la}}

! {{tptt|lapi}}

! rowspan=2 | {{tptt|li}}

! {{tptt|lika}}

! {{tptt|lili}}

! {{tptt|lu}}

! {{tptt|lupa}}

! rowspan=2 | {{tptt|mi}}

! {{tptt|muku}}

! {{tptt|muti}}

! {{tptt|paka}}

! {{tptt|pali}}

! {{tptt|puka}}

! {{tptt|pula}}

! {{tptt|taka}}

! {{tptt|tama}}

! {{tptt|tiki}}

! {{tptt|tiku}}

! rowspan=2 | {{tptt|tila}}

! {{tptt|tilu}}

! {{tptt|timi}}

! {{tptt|tipi}}

! {{tptt|titi}}

! {{tptt|tu}}

! {{tptt|tuki}}

! {{tptt|tula}}

! {{tptt|tulu}}

! {{tptt|uli}}

! {{tptt|upi}}

{{Main|titi pula|{{tptt|titi pula}}}}

[[File:Tuki tiki - titi pula chart.png|thumb|Glyphs in {{tptt|titi pula}}. Yellow glyphs are taken directly from {{tp|sitelen pona}}, orange glyphs are based on it but modified, and pink glyphs are completely original.]]

Besides the Latin script ({{tptt|titi Latila}}), the most common way of writing the language is with the {{w|Logography|logographic}} writing system {{tptt|titi pula}}, inspired by {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}. As of February 2024, there are six font families with support for it.

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/ {{tptt|kati tiki tu lili}}] (in Tuki Tiki). {{tp|lipu tenpo}}.</ref>

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[[File:Kati tiki tu lili - jan pi tuki tiki.png|200px|thumb|Unofficial {{tptt|tuki tiki}} mascot]]

{{tptt|tuki tiki}} is commonly represented by a mascot, designed by {{w|Reddit}} user u/Linguistic-Spiral in 2022 for the {{w|webcomic}} ''Prolangs''.<ref>u/Linguistic-Spiral (15 June 2022). [https://www.reddit.com/r/prolangs/comments/w00oxg/tokiponido_family_reunion/ tokiponido family reunion!]. ''Reddit''. Retrieved 30 October 2023.</ref> It is an {{w|Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized}} representation of the language, drawn with a floating body without arms, shorter than Toki Pona's mascot. The glyph for {{tptt|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 {{w|[[April Fools'}}]] joke, the Toki Pona webzine {{tp|[[lipu tenpo]]}} published an issue written entirely in {{tptt|tuki tiki}}, named {{tptt|kati tiki tu lili}}.<ref>{{tok|kulupu pi lipu tenpo}} (1 April 2023). [https://liputenpo.org/kati-tiki-tu-lili/ {{tptt|kati tiki tu lili}}] (in Tuki Tiki). {{tp|lipu tenpo}}.</ref> The issue {{tp|nanpa sin}} features a serious article on {{tptt|tuki tiki}}, written by {{tok|jan Ke Tami}}.<ref>{{tok|jan Ke Tami}} (1 November 2023). "{{tok|tuki tiki li seme?}}". In [https://liputenpo.org/lipu-tenpo-nanpa-sin/ {{tp|lipu tenpo nanpa sin}}] (in Toki Pona). {{tp|lipu tenpo}}.</ref>

For April Fools' Day 2024, the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} Discord server rebranded to a {{tptt|tuki tiki}} server named {{tt|kiku tiki tuki tiki}} ("circle-zone of circle-language"), claiming Toki Pona to be "too large".<ref>{{cite Discord|url=//discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/328362891705319425/1224026630868176998|channel={{tok|ijo-sin}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|author={{tok|akesi Jan}}|username=janetblackquill|access-date=2024-03-31|quote=}}</ref>