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The '''Reference Grammar of Toaq''' (or '''refgram''') was published in September 2021, and can be found [https://toaq.net/refgram/00/ here]. It describes the grammar of [[Toaq 2021]].
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The '''Reference Grammar of Toaq''' (or '''refgram''') was published in December 2021, and can be found [https://toaq.net/ here].


== Changes since early-2021 Toaq ==
== Gamma ==
These are changes since ([[Toaq 2017]] + [[Changes since Public Beta]]). This overview is mostly relevant if you were already speaking Toaq when the refgram came out.)
Toaq Gamma (September 2021) can be found [https://toaq.net/gamma here]. A Chinese translation was published by [[Haıdosıanı]] in February 2022 and an up-to-date version can be found [[:File:Toaq_20220315.pdf|here]]. It describes the grammar of [[Toaq 2021]].
 
=== Changes since early-2021 Toaq ===
These are changes since ([[Toaq Beta]] + [[Changes since Public Beta]]). This overview is mostly relevant if you were already speaking Toaq when the refgram came out.)


* New segmentation, no more even tone {{Tone|1}}
* New segmentation, no more even tone {{Tone|1}}
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* Numbers are split up and have special serialization rules
* Numbers are split up and have special serialization rules
* "Exhibitor slots" are officialized as "genitival serials"
* "Exhibitor slots" are officialized as "genitival serials"
* {{t|tuq}}, {{t|tushi}} are quantifiers now
* Particles can be multisyllabic now, allowing for...
** {{t|mıru}}, "Mx.", with same grammar as {{t|mı}}
** {{t|tuq}}, {{t|tushi}} are quantifiers now
* {{t|mao}}, {{t|juaq}} are KU-class particles now
* {{t|mao}}, {{t|juaq}} are KU-class particles now
* {{t|fi}}, {{t|go}}, {{t|cu}} are "demoted to experimental"
* {{t|fi}}, {{t|go}}, {{t|cu}} are "demoted to experimental"
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* New interjections, including {{t|nho}} "yes" and {{t|zi}} "no"
* New interjections, including {{t|nho}} "yes" and {{t|zi}} "no"
* {{t|duoi}} is now spelled {{t|duo}} (old {{t|duo}} might be gone in favor of {{t|fa}} or other words?)
* {{t|duoi}} is now spelled {{t|duo}} (old {{t|duo}} might be gone in favor of {{t|fa}} or other words?)
* {{t|mıru}}, "Mx.", with same grammar as {{t|mı}}
* {{t|za}} "about to happen"
* {{t|za}} "about to happen"