Tokuzo

General information
Tokuzo is a Germanic language spoken by around 40 million people in the Republic of Tokuzoshi in Southeast Asia.

Phonology
Tokuzo is highly tonal, with four tones. The language has an otherwise simple phonology, with 22 consonants and five vowels.

Phonotactics
There are four tones: a long level mid-high tone (a), a falling tone (a), a rising tone (a), and a short creaky tone (a).

Tokuzo has a simple syllable structure, consisting of the pattern (C)VT, in which C is a consonant, V is a vowel, and T is a tone. All words are monosyllabic.