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! {{tt|titi pula}}
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! a
! a
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|a}}
| simple word
| simple word
| all, only, exist, true, ah
| all, only, exist, true, ah
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! rowspan=2 | ala
! rowspan=2 | ala
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|ala}}
| simple word
| simple word
| no, not, nothing
| no, not, nothing
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! i
! i
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|i}}
| reference word
| reference word
| [''object reference'']
| [''object reference'']
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! iku
! iku
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|iku}}
| simple word
| simple word
| thing, substance, object
| thing, substance, object
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! ilu
! ilu
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|ilu}}
| simple word
| simple word
| tool, use, method, way
| tool, use, method, way
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! ka
! ka
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|ka}}
| simple word
| simple word
| being, person, creature, alive
| being, person, creature, alive
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! kati
! kati
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|kati}}
| simple word
| simple word
| plant, non-moving creature, leaf, page
| plant, non-moving creature, leaf, page
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! ki
! ki
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|ki}}
| simple word
| simple word
| possible, able, maybe, can
| possible, able, maybe, can
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! kiku
! kiku
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|kiku}}
| simple word
| simple word
| rock, hard, earth, ground, land, place
| rock, hard, earth, ground, land, place
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! ku
! ku
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|ku}}
| simple word
| simple word
| air, gas, spirit, feeling, vibe, sound
| air, gas, spirit, feeling, vibe, sound
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! la
! la
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|la}}
| reference word
| reference word
| [''context reference'']
| [''context reference'']
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! lapi
! lapi
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|lapi}}
| simple word
| simple word
| calm, rest, fuzzy, dim, inactive, cold
| calm, rest, fuzzy, dim, inactive, cold
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! rowspan=2 | li
! rowspan=2 | li
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|li}}
| simple word
| simple word
| this, that; him, her, them, it
| this, that; him, her, them, it
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! lika
! lika
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|lika}}
| simple word
| simple word
| line, stick, limb
| line, stick, limb
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! lili
! lili
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|lili}}
| simple word
| simple word
| little
| little
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! liti
! liti
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| archaic word
| archaic word
| cold, freeze, chill, inactive, resting, dim
| cold, freeze, chill, inactive, resting, dim
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! lu
! lu
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|lu}}
| connector
| connector
| [''conjunction'', ''preposition'']
| [''conjunction'', ''preposition'']
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! lupa
! lupa
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|lupa}}
| simple word
| simple word
| hole, box, room, mouth, inside
| hole, box, room, mouth, inside
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! rowspan=2 | mi
! rowspan=2 | mi
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|mi}}
| simple word
| simple word
| me, my, us, our
| me, my, us, our
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! muku
! muku
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|muku}}
| simple word
| simple word
| eat, food, tasty, sweet, pleasant
| eat, food, tasty, sweet, pleasant
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! muti
! muti
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|muti}}
| simple word
| simple word
| fun, play, culture, art
| fun, play, culture, art
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! paka
! paka
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|paka}}
| simple word
| simple word
| break, destroy, violence, conflict
| break, destroy, violence, conflict
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! pali
! pali
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|pali}}
| simple word
| simple word
| do, make, creation, structure
| do, make, creation, structure
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! puka
! puka
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|puka}}
| simple word
| simple word
| side, backside, vicinity
| side, backside, vicinity
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! pula
! pula
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|pula}}
| simple word
| simple word
| good
| good
| pona
| pona
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! {{tt|taka}}
! taka
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|taka}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| move, go, come, change, time
| move, go, come, change, time
| {{tp|[[tawa]]}}
| tawa
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! {{tt|tama}}
! tama
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tama}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| same, similar, also, stay the same
| same, similar, also, stay the same
| {{tp|[[sama]]}}
| sama
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! {{tt|tiki}}
! tiki
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tiki}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| circle, cycle, repeat, pattern, again, time
| circle, cycle, repeat, pattern, again, time
| {{tp|[[sike]]}}
| sike
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! {{tt|tiku}}
! tiku
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tiku}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| high, tall, big, important, top, head, sky
| high, tall, big, important, top, head, sky
| {{tp|[[sewi]]}}
| sewi
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! rowspan=2 | {{tt|tila}}
! rowspan=2 | tila
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tila}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| you, your
| you, your
| rowspan=2 | {{tp|[[sina]]}}
| rowspan=2 | sina
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| {{CellCategory|1|reference word}}
| reference word
| [''subject reference'']: you
| [''subject reference'']: you
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! {{tt|tilu}}
! tilu
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tilu}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| water, liquid
| water, liquid
| {{tp|[[telo]]}}
| telo
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! {{tt|timi}}
! timi
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|timi}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| what?
| what?
| {{tp|[[seme]]}}
| seme
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! {{tt|tipi}}
! tipi
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tipi}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| front, face, vertical surface
| front, face, vertical surface
| {{tp|[[sinpin]]}}
| sinpin
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! {{tt|titi}}
! titi
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|titi}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| image, symbol, mean, represent
| image, symbol, mean, represent
| {{tp|[[sitelen]]}}
| sitelen
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! {{tt|tu}}
! tu
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tu}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| a lot, much, many, amount, group
| a lot, much, many, amount, group
| {{tp|[[tu]]}}
| tu
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! {{tt|tuki}}
! tuki
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tuki}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| language, make noise, talk, think
| language, make noise, talk, think
| {{tp|[[toki]]}}
| toki
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! {{tt|tula}}
! tula
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tula}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| know, feel, learn, knowledge, document
| know, feel, learn, knowledge, document
| {{tp|[[sona]]}}
| sona
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! {{tt|tulu}}
! tulu
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|tulu}}
| simple word
| {{CellCategory||simple word}}
| sun, light, warm, colour, energy
| sun, light, warm, colour, energy
| {{tp|[[suno]]}}
| suno
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! uli
! uli
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|uli}}
| simple word
| simple word
| want, need, force, goal, direction
| want, need, force, goal, direction
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! upi
! upi
| style="text-align:center;" | {{titi pula static|upi}}
| simple word
| simple word
| new, fresh, begin, start, cause
| new, fresh, begin, start, cause

Revision as of 21:54, 16 January 2025

Tuki Tiki (meaning "repetitive language" or "roundabout language", from Toki Pona toki sike) is a radically minimalist conlang and an influencial one of Tokiponidos. It was created by ka Tumu (Ðoom Epictooþ) starting in 2020.[1] It has 39 words and 8 phonemes.

Logo of tuki tiki

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/, /j/ merged with /k/, and /n/ merged with /l/. The small inventory allows for great allophonic variation. For example, /t/ may be palatalized as /ts/ or /s/ before /i/.

Bilabial Alveolar Velar
Obstruent p t k
Sonorant m l

Vowels

The vowel inventory of is a three-vowel system, /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.

Wordlist

The lexicon of Tuki Tiki is entirely derived from Toki Pona, with the words' 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 Toki Pona mute.

Word Part of speech Meaning Etymology
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
liti archaic word cold, freeze, chill, inactive, resting, dim lete
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

Glyphs in titi pula. Yellow glyphs are taken directly from sitelen pona, the logography of Toki Pona. Orange glyphs are based on it but modified, and pink glyphs are completely original.

Besides the Latin script, 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.

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.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Conlang Database. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ↑ ilu tuki tiki
  3. ↑ ka Tumu (1 April 2023). In kati tiki tu lili (in Tuki Tiki).

External links

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