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'''Toaq''' is the conlang (constructed language) that this wiki is about. It has been in development by its author, [[Hoemai]], since 2013 (see the [[Timeline]]).
'''Toaq''' is the conlang (constructed language) that this wiki is about. It has been in development by its author, [[Hoemai]], since 2013 (see the [[Timeline]]).


It is based on [[predicate logic]] and [[plural logic]]. The syntax can be unambiguously translated into logical sentences:
Toaq is a [[loglang]]: its syntax can be unambiguously translated into [[predicate logic]] (specifically [[plural logic]]) sentences.


<blockquote>{{t|Tú chaq , paq gı cháq da.}}<br>
<blockquote>{{t|Reı sá asu tú buajıo.}}<br>
<math>[\forall C\colon \textsf{Day}(C)]~~[\exists G\colon \textsf{Good}(G)]~~\textsf{PartOf}(G, C).</math><br>
<math>[\exists aa\colon \textsf{Dog}(aa)]~~[\exists b\colon \textsf{House}(b)]~~\textsf{Surround}(aa, b).</math><br>
“For each day, something good is part of that day.”
“There are some dogs ''aa'' that surround each house ''b''.”
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<blockquote>{{t|Tú buajıo reı asu máq.}}<br>
<math>[\forall b\colon \textsf{House}(b)]~~[\exists aa\colon \textsf{Dog}(aa)]~~\textsf{Surround}(aa, b).</math><br>
“Each house ''b'' has some dogs ''aa'' surrounding it.”
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<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#ee0011;font-size:16px">nıe</span><br>“(it) is inside”<br><small>falling tone</small>
<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#ee0011;font-size:16px">nıe</span><br>“(it) is inside”<br><small>falling tone</small>
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<div style="display:inline-block; width:100px; text-align:center;">
<div style="display:inline-block; width:130px; text-align:center;">
<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#eeaa00;font-size:16px">níe</span><br>“the insides”<br><small>rising tone</small>
<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#eeaa00;font-size:16px">níe</span><br>“the thing inside”<br><small>rising tone</small>
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<div style="display:inline-block; width:100px; text-align:center;">
<div style="display:inline-block; width:130px; text-align:center;">
<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#5555ff;font-size:16px">nîe</span><br>“inside of…”<br><small>hiatus tone</small>
<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#5555ff;font-size:16px">nîe</span><br>“inside of…”<br><small>hiatus tone</small>
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