FAQ

Pronunciation

How many tones are there?

Four.

See article: Tone

What does tone X do?

It depends. Simplifying things a lot, is for particles and verbs, is for particles and (pro)nouns, marks subordination, and is for adverbs. See Tone#The_four_tones for a thorough overview.

How do you pronounce X?

Please refer to https://toaq.net/refgram/phonology/.

What's up with the letter q in this language? Pronunciation of q

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 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).

Writing

How do I type the tone marks/symbols/diacritics?

Please see Input methods.

What's with the ı / i without dot / dotless i?

Writing ı without the dot distinguishes it more from an i that carries a tone mark, it also makes more room for an adjacent tone mark. Overall, it just makes things easier to read.

See article: Latin writing system

Grammar

What's the difference between an indirect question and a ꝡé phrase?

The distinction is extremely important logically speaking, but English usually conflates the two, so many people overlook the difference. The following example illustrates the difference:

Dua jí ꝡä chı súq hí raı. = "I know what you believe"
Dua jí ꝡé chı súq hóa. = "I know what you believe"

Let's say that what you believe is [God exists].

says that I know that you believe [God exists], because I know what it is that you believe
says that I know that [God exists] is true, because I know that which you believe to be true.

Tools and resources

Where do I start learning?

Try Toaq with Ease or the Grammar overview. You can also ask questions on Discord.

Is there a way to check whether my sentence is correct? / Is there a translator from Toaq to logic notation?

You can use Kuna at https://toaq.net/kuna/.

How can I join the Discord server?

Use this invite link: https://discord.gg/qDqDsH9

See article: Discord

Is there a frequency list?

Yes! https://github.com/toaq/corpus/blob/main/frequency-list.txt

Is there a list of translated sentences?

We are working on it! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bCQoaX02ZyaElHiiMcKHFemO4eV1MEYmYloYZgOAhac/edit#gid=1395088029