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=== How many tones are there? ===
=== How many tones are there? ===
✅ 4 tones.
Four.
; See article: [[Tone]]
; See article: [[Tone]]


=== What does tone X do? ===
=== What does tone X do? ===
✅ See the following table:
It depends. Simplifying things a lot, {{Done|1}} is for particles and verbs, {{Done|2}} is for particles and (pro)nouns, {{Done|3}} marks subordination, and {{Done|4}} is for adverbs. See [[Tone#The_four_tones]] for a thorough overview.


{{Tone table}}
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=== How do you pronounce X? ===
=== How do you pronounce X? ===
✅ Please refer to https://toaq.net/refgram/phonology/.
✅ Please refer to https://toaq.net/refgram/phonology/.


=== Is there a way to check whether my sentence is correct? ===
=== Is there a way to check whether my sentence is correct? / Is there a translator from Toaq to logic notation? ===
Yes, using one of the online parsers:
You can use [[Kuna]] at https://toaq.net/kuna/.
* https://toaq.net/zugai/ (Gamma, in-development, may lack some features, but produces detailed output)
* https://toaq.net/peg/ (Beta, produces a simplistic tree; may accept some incorrect inputs)
* https://toaq.herokuapp.com/ (outdated)


If you're on [[Discord]], you can also use commands like <code>%english %logic %structure</code> (for [[Zugaı]]) and <code>%miu</code> for the outdated [[Mıu]]; [[Nuogaı|more bot commands are listed here]].
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=== How do I type the tone marks/symbols/diacritics? ===
=== How do I type the tone marks/symbols/diacritics? ===
✅ Please see [[Input methods]].
✅ Please see [[Input methods]].


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=== Where does the Toaq logo come from? ===
=== Where does the Toaq logo come from? ===
✅ It's original.
✅ It's original.
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=== What's the vowel order? ===
=== What's the vowel order? ===
✅ {{t|A U I O E}}
✅ {{t|A U I O E}}
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=== How can I join the discord server? ===
=== How can I join the Discord server? ===
✅ Use this invite link: https://discord.gg/qDqDsH9
✅ Use this invite link: https://discord.gg/qDqDsH9
; See article: [[Discord]]
; See article: [[Discord]]


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=== What's the terminator of X? ===
=== What's the terminator of X? ===
✅ Unlike some other loglangs like Lojban and Loglan, modern Toaq doesn't feature any terminators at all! Instead, clauses can be closed by [[Auto-terminating clauses|filling every argument]], [[cleft]] structures, and connecting with a [[conjunction]] to another clause in the same scope.
✅ Unlike some other loglangs like Lojban and Loglan, modern Toaq doesn't feature any terminators at all! Instead, clauses can be closed by [[Auto-terminating clauses|filling every argument]], [[cleft]] structures, and connecting with a [[conjunction]] to another clause in the same scope.
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| 83 || = || {{t|roaıheı saq}}
| 83 || = || {{t|roaıheı saq}}
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=== What's with the ı / i without dot / dotless i? ===
=== What's with the ı / i without dot / dotless i? ===
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; See article: [[Latin writing system]]
; See article: [[Latin writing system]]


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=== How do I do an indirect quote? ===
=== How do I do an indirect quote? ===
✅ Use {{T|ꝡä}}+predicate with {{T|ruaq}} or {{T|duatua}} for indirect assertions and {{T|duasue}} for indirect questions:
✅ Use {{T|ꝡä}}+predicate with {{T|ruaq}} or {{T|duatua}} for indirect assertions and {{T|duasue}} for indirect questions:
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=== Is there a memrise deck? ===
=== Is there a memrise deck? ===
✅ There is, but it is outdated: https://www.memrise.com/course/1974691/toaq-simple-predicates-2018-06-03/
✅ There is, but it is outdated: https://www.memrise.com/course/1974691/toaq-simple-predicates-2018-06-03/
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=== Is there a frequency list? ===
=== Is there a frequency list? ===
Why yes! Look here: https://gist.github.com/lynn/c8c6f904d4e5c29a6b2533a7ac05680a
Yes! https://github.com/toaq/corpus/blob/main/frequency-list.txt


=== Is there a list of translated sentences? ===
=== Is there a list of translated sentences? ===
✅ We are working on it!
✅ We are working on it! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bCQoaX02ZyaElHiiMcKHFemO4eV1MEYmYloYZgOAhac/edit#gid=1395088029
 
See: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bCQoaX02ZyaElHiiMcKHFemO4eV1MEYmYloYZgOAhac/edit#gid=1395088029


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=== Is there a subreddit? ===
=== Is there a subreddit? ===
✅ Yes: https://old.reddit.com/r/Toaq/
✅ Yes: https://old.reddit.com/r/Toaq/
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*: Example: {{t|jío puq}} "the [more than one] buildings" (explicit plural).
*: Example: {{t|jío puq}} "the [more than one] buildings" (explicit plural).
Marking number is never required. It is usually obvious (or not terribly important) whether something is one thing or more than one thing. When in doubt, read a bare noun as plural unless context suggests otherwise.  
Marking number is never required. It is usually obvious (or not terribly important) whether something is one thing or more than one thing. When in doubt, read a bare noun as plural unless context suggests otherwise.  
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=== What's up with the letter {{t|q}} in this language? Pronunciation of {{t|q}} ===
=== What's up with the letter {{t|q}} in this language? Pronunciation of {{t|q}} ===
✅ {{t|q}} is somewhat special and its pronunciation may not be immediately obvious. It is pronounced like English ⟨ng⟩ (IPA [ŋ]). The use of the letter Q is a nod to [https://loglangs.wiki/Ceqli Rex May’s Ceqli], an international auxiliary language with loglang elements; it’s also found in natural languages such as Fijian (where it represents [ᵑɡ], to be exact).
✅ {{t|q}} is somewhat special and its pronunciation may not be immediately obvious. It is pronounced like English ⟨ng⟩ (IPA [ŋ]). The use of the letter Q is a nod to [https://loglangs.wiki/Ceqli Rex May’s Ceqli], an international auxiliary language with loglang elements; it’s also found in natural languages such as Fijian (where it represents [ᵑɡ], to be exact).


Unlike previous versions of Toaq, {{t|q}} does not have any allophonic variation - that is, it is always [ŋ] - because syllables may also end with {{t|m}}, which needs to stay distinct.
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=== What are the words for the days of the week and for the months? ===
=== What are the words for the days of the week and for the months? ===
✅ The names for the days of the week are based on the colors of the rainbow, starting with red on Monday and ending with purple on Sunday:
✅ The names for the days of the week are based on the colors of the rainbow, starting with red on Monday and ending with purple on Sunday:
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| December  || {{t|heıgujue}}  
| December  || {{t|heıgujue}}  
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=== What's the difference between an indirect question and a {{t|ꝡé}} phrase? ===
=== What's the difference between an indirect question and a {{t|ꝡé}} phrase? ===
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# says that I know that [God exists] is true, because I know that which you believe to be true.  
# says that I know that [God exists] is true, because I know that which you believe to be true.  


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=== Does Toaq have a flag? ===
=== Does Toaq have a flag? ===
✅ This is a candidate design:  
✅ This is a candidate design:  


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== References ==
== References ==
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