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aims to be the first in serious of relatives of Toki Pona, created as hypothetical languages by Meuser2.

Consonants
It should be noted that gemination is phonemic in all consonants. W becomes wu, j becomes ji, l becomes la, and t^ becomes t^a when geminated.

Phonotactics
All syllables are of the form (C)V(S), where C is a consonant, V is a vowel, and S is a plain plosive. Stress is always on the first syllable of a word.

Nouns
Nouns inflect for case, root form and type. The accusative suffix is formed from the nominative suffix by gemination. Note that an equivalent to the prefix ex- on a plain noun can be formed through voicing of the suffix.

Verbs
Verbs form the participle of through gemination of the suffix. They inflect for aspect and root type.

Modifiers
Modifiers inflect for aspect and root type.

Syntax
Northern dialects tend to be head-initial, while southern dialects tend to be head-final. Word order is inconsistent, though the standard order is SVIO, where O is the direct object, I the indirect object, S the subject, and V the verb. has prepositions. These govern the nominative unless indicating motion,

Vocabulary
Meuser2/Sandbox/Proto-Toki-Pona/Vocabulary