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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, [[Hoemaı]], 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|Tu chảq bı, pảq sa gỉ cháq da.}}<br>
<blockquote>{{t|1=<span style="color:">Tú buajıo</span> nä reı <span style="color:">sá asu</span> <span style="color:">máq</span>.}}<br>
<math>[\forall C\colon \textsf{Day}(C)]~~[\exists G\colon \textsf{Good}(G)]~~\textsf{PartOf}(G, C).</math><br>
<math>{\color{black}[\forall b\colon \textsf{House}(b)]}~~{\color{black}[\exists aa\colon \textsf{Dog}(aa)]}~~\textsf{Surround}({\color{black}aa}, {\color{black}b}).</math><br>
“For each day, something good is part of that day.”
“Each house ''b'' has some dogs ''aa'' surrounding it.”
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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:#00cc00">nỉe</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>
</div>
</div>
<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:#ff8800">níe</span><br>“the inside(s)”<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>
</div>
</div>
<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">nìe</span><br>“inside of…”<br><small>mid tone</small>
<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#5555ff;font-size:16px">nîe</span><br>“inside of…”<br><small>hiatus tone</small>
</div>
</div>
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It also tries to be simple, flexible, not too unnatural, and cares about its aesthetics and human speakers. It's about halfway between “artlang” and “loglang” in conlang-space.
It is also an [[artlang]]. It tries to be simple, flexible, not too unnatural, and cares about its aesthetics and human speakers.


<blockquote>{{t|Nhu, enı, nỏqmıeq súq sa shỉ nỉ dủaobıu shou.}}
<blockquote><span class="subtle-derani" style="color:#dd66aa">{{Deranize|Tú [poq] juıfa nä pu moısı jí, ꝡä muo pıao dê máo [míetue] hoabo.|stack}}</span><!--<br><small style="opacity:0.5">Each person pass.by is.such.that {{small caps|pst}} ponder me, that full complex {{small caps|a}}\beautiful the\life {{small caps|rsm}}-of.</small>--><br>“For every passerby, I pondered the fact that their life, too, was beautifully, fully complex.”
<br>“Anyway, here, taste one of these donuts.”</blockquote>
 
<div style="text-align: right">
<span class="subtle-derani" style="color:#1188cc">{{Deranize|Ua! Bụqmuımıa ꝡeı!|stack}}</span><!--<br><small style="opacity:0.5">Whoa! {{small caps|aug}}-rich.in.meaning {{small caps|exclamative}}!</small>--><br>“Whoa, that's so deep!</div>
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If you want to get started learning Toaq, read [https://toaq.net/TwE/00/ Toaq with Ease], or the more thorough [[reference grammar]].
If you want to get started learning Toaq, read [https://toaq.net/TwE/00/ Toaq with Ease], or the more thorough [[reference grammar]].
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Or you can hop into a [[Special:Random|random page]] on this wiki.
Or you can hop into a [[Special:Random|random page]] on this wiki.


{{t|Chỏaq súq míy jĩajuı ba!}} (Be our guest soon!)
{{t|Jıajuı choaq súq íme doa!}} (Be our guest soon!)


== Facts for linguists ==
== Facts for linguists ==
* Toaq is analytic (features no inflection), and much of the vocab is compounds of single-syllable roots.
* Toaq is analytic (features no inflection), and much of the vocab is compounds of single-syllable roots.
* Word order is VSO, and the language is head-initial.
* Word order is VSO, and the language is head-initial.
* The [[phonology]] features a 6-vowel system with diphthongs and triphthongs, but no consonant clusters.
* The [[phonology]] features a 5-vowel system with diphthongs and triphthongs, but no consonant clusters.
* The phonotactics are basically: “consonant–vowels–(optional /ŋ/ coda)”.
* The phonotactics are basically: “consonant–vowels–(optional /ŋ/ or /m/ coda)”.
* It is usually written in a [[Latin orthography]], but there is also an official script called [[Hoelai]].
* It is usually written in a [[Latin orthography]], but there is also an official script called [[Derani]].


== Facts for conlangers ==
== Facts for conlangers ==
Toaq takes inspiration from Gua\spi and Lojban. Comparing the aesthetics to natural languages, there's a bit of Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese. To a lesser extent, there are traces of Toki Pona and Ithkuil in the community vocabulary.
Toaq takes inspiration from Gua\spi and Lojban. Comparing the aesthetics to natural languages, there's a bit of Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese. To a lesser extent, there are traces of dozens of natlangs and conlangs in the community vocabulary.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://toaq.net/ Toaq website]
* [https://toaq.net/ Toaq website]
* [https://loglangs.wiki/Toaq Toaq on the Loglangs Wiki]
* [https://loglangs.wiki/Toaq Toaq on the Loglangs Wiki]

Latest revision as of 00:01, 4 May 2024

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

Toaq is a loglang: its syntax can be unambiguously translated into predicate logic (specifically plural logic) sentences.

Tú buajıo nä reı sá asu máq.


“Each house b has some dogs aa surrounding it.”

It is also a tonal language: it uses changes in pitch to distinguish grammatical meaning.

nıe
“(it) is inside”
falling tone

níe
“the thing inside”
rising tone

nîe
“inside of…”
hiatus tone

It is also an artlang. It tries to be simple, flexible, not too unnatural, and cares about its aesthetics and human speakers.

󱚷󱛊󱚲 󱛘󱚳󱛃󱛂󱛙 󱚾󱚲󱛍󱚹󱚴󱚺 󱚵󱛋󱚺 󱚳󱚲 󱚰󱛃󱛎󱚹󱚺󱚹 󱚾󱛊󱚹 󱛔 󱛁󱚺󱛋 󱚰󱚲󱛍󱛃 󱚳󱚹󱛍󱚺󱛎󱛃 󱚶󱛌󱚴 󱚰󱛊󱚺󱛎󱛃 󱛘󱚰󱛊󱚹󱛍󱚴󱚷󱚲󱛍󱚴󱛙 󱛆󱛃󱛍󱚺󱚲󱛃 󱛕Tú poq juıfa nä pu moısı jí, ꝡä muo pıao dê máo míetue hoabo.
“For every passerby, I pondered the fact that their life, too, was beautifully, fully complex.”

󱚲󱛍󱚺 󱛖 󱚲󱚲󱛂󱛒󱚰󱚲󱛍󱚹󱚰󱚹󱛍󱚺 󱛁󱚴󱛎󱚹 󱛖Ua! Bụqmuımıa ꝡeı!
“Whoa, that's so deep!”

If you want to get started learning Toaq, read Toaq with Ease, or the more thorough reference grammar.

There's a Discord where you can hang out with the community, and a shared dictionary where anyone can make up new words.

Or you can hop into a random page on this wiki.

Jıajuı choaq súq íme doa! (Be our guest soon!)

Facts for linguists

  • Toaq is analytic (features no inflection), and much of the vocab is compounds of single-syllable roots.
  • Word order is VSO, and the language is head-initial.
  • The phonology features a 5-vowel system with diphthongs and triphthongs, but no consonant clusters.
  • The phonotactics are basically: “consonant–vowels–(optional /ŋ/ or /m/ coda)”.
  • It is usually written in a Latin orthography, but there is also an official script called Derani.

Facts for conlangers

Toaq takes inspiration from Gua\spi and Lojban. Comparing the aesthetics to natural languages, there's a bit of Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese. To a lesser extent, there are traces of dozens of natlangs and conlangs in the community vocabulary.

External links