its more directly inspired by “pidgin” languages that evolve naturally when people do business without an initial common language. it’s also a little bit like simple english / thing explainer, but not based on english (mostly).
W is a consonant, Voiced labial–velar approximant. U (Close back rounded) and A (Open front unrounded) are vowels. Combining those two vowels does not inherently produce any consonant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toki_Pona
https://mashable.com/article/internet-speak-jokes-words-kevin-malone-office
I had to look at the date because it could have been from 10 years ago or yesterday. I had a hunch it was from 10 years ago and my hunch was wrong.
Are you more or less disappointed that it’s not ten years old? I am less surprised but more disappointed that it’s recent.
So like newspeak but not based on English?
its more directly inspired by “pidgin” languages that evolve naturally when people do business without an initial common language. it’s also a little bit like simple english / thing explainer, but not based on english (mostly).
I didn’t know about Toki pona, but if the purpose is to be minimalist, why there is redundancy with two character with the same pronunciation ?
Ua = W
W is a consonant, Voiced labial–velar approximant. U (Close back rounded) and A (Open front unrounded) are vowels. Combining those two vowels does not inherently produce any consonant.