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Nano: some small edits

2024-07-17T04:10:35Z

some small edits

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	* '''I/ı''' is always written without the dot, to distinguish it from '''Í/í''', '''Ï/ï''', and '''Î/î'''.		* '''I/ı''' is always written without the dot, to distinguish it from '''Í/í''', '''Ï/ï''', and '''Î/î'''.
	* '''Ꝡ/ꝡ''' can optionally be written '''V/v''' if the usual character is not available. This course will use the proper character.		* '''Ꝡ/ꝡ''' can optionally be written '''V/v''' if the usual character is not available, though some people use '''W/w''' instead. This course will use the proper character, '''Ꝡ/ꝡ'''.
	* Tone diacritics always go on the first vowel of the word carrying the tone. If this vowel is a diphthong, the diacritic attaches to the first vowel letter in the diphthong.		* Tone diacritics always go on the first vowel of the word carrying the tone. If this vowel is a diphthong, the diacritic attaches to the first vowel letter in the diphthong.

	Punctuation consists of the comma ⟨ , ⟩, period ⟨ . ⟩, and question mark ⟨ ? ⟩. Periods end non-question sentences, while question marks end questions or rhetorical questions. Commas surround subclauses. As for capitalization, sentence-initial words, proper names, cultures, languages, and countries are capitalized. In informal settings, such as in the Toaq Discord server, the writer can choose to ignore these conventions.		Punctuation consists of the comma ⟨ , ⟩, period ⟨ . ⟩, and question mark ⟨ ? ⟩. Periods end non-question sentences, while question marks end questions or rhetorical questions. Commas surround subclauses. As for capitalization, sentence-initial words, proper names, cultures, languages, and countries are capitalized. In informal settings, such as in the Toaq Discord server, the writer can choose to ignore these conventions.

Nano: copy paste orthography and some from the other course

2024-05-24T08:15:30Z

copy paste orthography and some from the other course

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	\|the H in "hat"		\|the H in "hat"
	\|[h]		\|[h]
	\|
	\|}		\|}
	{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"		{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
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	\|the E in "bed"		\|the E in "bed"
	\|[ɛ ~ e]		\|[ɛ ~ e]
	\|
	\|}		\|}
	{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"		{\| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
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	\|Aı/aı		\|Aı/aı
	\|the Y in “cry”		\|the Y in “cry”
	\|[aɪ̯ ~ aj]		\|[aɪ̯ ~ aj]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|}		\|}

	===~~= Raku =~~===		'''Ꝡ/ꝡ''' is pronounced [w] after '''E/e''' and '''I/ı''', and is pronounced [j] after '''U/u''' and '''O/o'''. These rules still apply even if the vowel is at the end of the previous word. After '''A/a''', '''Q/q''', '''M/m''', and at the beginning of an utterance, it can be pronounced in either way.
	[~~Still~~ writing this]
			Stress always falls at the beginning of a word. For example, the word {{t\|ahoı}} is not pronounced like English “ahoy”, but rather with the stress on the first syllable: {{t\|'''a'''hoı}}.

			=== Orthography ===
			Toaq’s writing system is based on the Latin alphabet, with some additions to reflect Toaq’s unique sounds. There is also a non-Latin writing system called [[Derani\|Deranı]], which will not be taught in this course. The writing system was shown earlier in the table of sounds, and notes about it are here.

			* '''I/ı''' is always written without the dot, to distinguish it from '''Í/í''', '''Ï/ï''', and '''Î/î'''.
			* '''Ꝡ/ꝡ''' can optionally be written '''V/v''' if the usual character is not available. This course will use the proper character.
			* Tone diacritics always go on the first vowel of the word carrying the tone. If this vowel is a diphthong, the diacritic attaches to the first vowel letter in the diphthong.

			Punctuation consists of the comma ⟨ , ⟩, period ⟨ . ⟩, and question mark ⟨ ? ⟩. Periods end non-question sentences, while question marks end questions or rhetorical questions. Commas surround subclauses. As for capitalization, sentence-initial words, proper names, cultures, languages, and countries are capitalized. In informal settings, such as in the Toaq Discord server, the writer can choose to ignore these conventions.

Nano: Rewrite introduction, delete skeleton

2024-05-21T08:18:11Z

Rewrite introduction, delete skeleton

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-{{T|Ahoı íme súq Tóaqzu ka!|Welcome to Toaq!}}
+'''This page is an active work-in-progress.'''
-Welcome to Toaq!
+Additionally, this course is intended for an audience with at least slight to moderate knowledge of linguistics. If you'd like a full beginner introduction to Toaq, check out [https://toaq.net/TwE/ Toaq with Ease].
 == Introduction ==
-Toaq is a constructed language—specifically a logical and artistic language—created by Hoemaı and developed and maintained by a community of speakers. It is tonal (meaning change in pitch results in change in meaning) and is meant to be fully unambiguous and parsable using predicate logic. If you don’t know what either of those words mean, don’t worry! Tones will be explained in the Phonology chapter, and you can learn Toaq without worrying about logic at all.
+Toaq is a constructed logical human language (loglang) created by Hoemaı and developed and maintained by a passionate community. It is a [[Tone|tonal]] language, where changes in pitch of a word shifts the meaning of that word. Toaq is meant to have a fully unambiguous and parsable [[syntax]] using [[predicate logic]].
-Without further ado, let’s get started!
+Intimate knowledge of [[predicate logic]] is not necessary to learn or speak Toaq, however it is helpful to know some basics. There are pages on this wiki which explain topics related to [[predicate logic]] that may interest you if you want to get into the details of how Toaq works at a fundamental level.
-== Phonology ==
+=== About this course ===
-=== Phonemes ===
+This course is intended to develop grammar and vocabulary of learners to accelerate their progress from absolute beginner to an approximate A1 level. Grammar is incredibly important in Toaq as it is essential to the language's design goals. As such, this course will focus mainly on grammar, with complementary flashcards associated with each section.
 Toaq’s sound inventory consists of 22 consonant sounds, 5 vowel sounds, 4 diphthongs from those vowel sounds, and 4 tones. Here is a table with all of Toaq’s sounds and tones:
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-== Determiners ==
+==== Raku ====
+[Still writing this]

Nano: i'll finish this later

2023-11-24T06:31:02Z

i'll finish this later

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2023-11-24T06:12:58Z

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{{T|Ahoı íme súq Tóaqzu ka!|Welcome to Toaq!}}

Welcome to Toaq!

== Introduction ==
Toaq is a constructed language—specifically a logical and artistic language—created by Hoemaı and developed and maintained by a community of speakers. It is tonal (meaning change in pitch results in change in meaning) and is meant to be fully unambiguous and parsable using predicate logic. If you don’t know what either of those words mean, don’t worry! Tones will be explained in the Phonology chapter, and you can learn Toaq without worrying about logic at all.

Without further ado, let’s get started!

== Phonology ==

== Determiners ==

== Subclauses ==

== Exercise: Comic ==

== Speech acts and questions ==

== Tense, aspect, and negation ==

== Adjectives ==

== Exercise: Fable and quoting ==

== Adverbs ==

== Indirect questions ==

== Relative clauses and the cleft verb ==

== Conjunctions ==

== Exercise: News article ==

== Focus ==

== Properties and serials ==

== Object incorporation ==

== Numbers ==