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The sky is blue. <b>Kikulani ka lani.</b> | The sky is <i>blue</i>. <b><i>Kikulani</i> ka lani.</b> | ||
<b>adjectives</b> | <b>adjectives</b> | ||
Love is the holy way. <b>Wiya tapu ka | Love is the <i>holy</i> way. <b>Wiya <i>tapu</i> ka `aluwa.</b> | ||
<b>adverbs</b> | <b>adverbs</b> | ||
I will eat tomorrow. <b>Kumi mani | I will eat <i>tomorrow</i>. <b>Kumi <i>mani`a</i> ku.</b> | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 16 April 2006
Tulumaku is a pidgin conlang with easy phonology and simple grammar. It is designed for ease of use with almost no grammar learning required except that of word learning. The name, Tulumaku is from the Tolomako language, which is supposedly easy to learn from Papua New Guinea.
Phonology | Ka Ma Tunu
Like many Polynesian languages, Tulumaku follow's a strict (C)(V) structure.
'a 'i 'u
ka ki ku
la li lu
ma mi mu
na ni nu
pa pi pu
ta ti [tsi] tu
wa wi
ya yu
- a [a]
- i [i]
- u [u]
- ' [ʔ]
- k [k]
- l [l or r]
- m [m]
- n [n]
- p [p]
- t [t]
- w [w]
- y [j]
Grammar | Ka Wiyalika
Tulumaku's grammar is quite easy.
Word order is normally VSO, but can be made as VOS.
`Aluwa ka wana `i laki.
love - ka woman - 'i man.
The woman loves the man.
Stative nouns usually are preceded with the subject particle 'ka' except with pronouns. Object nouns are shown by '`i'. Adjectives always follow the noun, and adverbs follow verbs. Tenses do not exist, and instead are modified using adverbs, or by context.
nouns and stative sentences
The sky is blue. Kikulani ka lani.
adjectives
Love is the holy way. Wiya tapu ka `aluwa.
adverbs
I will eat tomorrow. Kumi mani`a ku.
