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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).

It is based on predicate logic and plural logic. The syntax can be unambiguously translated into logical sentences:

Tú chaq nä, paq sá gı cháq da.

$[\forall C\colon {\textsf {Day}}(C)]~~[\exists G\colon {\textsf {Good}}(G)]~~{\textsf {PartOf}}(G,C).$
“For each day, something good is part of that day.”

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

nıe
“(it) is inside”
falling tone

níe
“the insides”
rising tone

nîe
“inside of…”
hiatus tone

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.

Ua, bụqde ní zu da.
“Oh wow, this language is hella pretty.”

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.

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 It is based on [[predicate logic]] and [[plural logic]]. The syntax can be unambiguously translated into logical sentences:
-<blockquote>{{t|Tushı chảq bı, pảq sa gỉ cháq da.}}<br>
+<blockquote>{{t|Tú chaq nä, paq sá gı cháq da.}}<br>
 <math>[\forall C\colon \textsf{Day}(C)]~~[\exists G\colon \textsf{Good}(G)]~~\textsf{PartOf}(G, C).</math><br>
 “For each day, something good is part of that day.”
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 <blockquote>
 <div style="display:inline-block; width:100px; 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 style="display:inline-block; width:100px; text-align:center;">
-<span class="toaq" lang="toaq" style="color:#ee7700">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 insides”<br><small>rising tone</small>
 </div>
 <div style="display:inline-block; width:100px; 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>
 </blockquote>
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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.
-<blockquote>{{t|Nhu, enı, nỏqmıeq súq sa shỉ nỉ dủaobıu shou.}}
+<blockquote>{{t|Ua, bụqde ní zu da.}}
-<br>“Anyway, here, taste one of these donuts.”</blockquote>
+<br>“Oh wow, this language is hella pretty.”</blockquote>
 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.
-{{t|Chỏaq súq míy jĩajuı ba!}} (Be our guest soon!)
+{{t|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 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 ==
-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 ==
 * [https://toaq.net/ Toaq website]
 * [https://loglangs.wiki/Toaq Toaq on the Loglangs Wiki]