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===Inventory===

Toki Pona has nine [[consonant]]s ({{IPA|/p, t, k, s, m, n, l, j, w/}}) and five [[vowel]]s ({{IPA|/a, e, i, o, u/}}),<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /> shown here with the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] symbols. Stress falls on the initial syllable of a word. There are no [[diphthong]]s, [[contrasting ~~pair|contrasting]] [[~~vowel length]], [[consonant ~~cluster]]s~~ (except those starting with the [[nasal coda]]), or ~~[[tone (linguistics)|~~tones]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Blahuš|first=Marek|date=November 2011|editor-last=Fiedler|editor-first=Sabine|title=Toki Pona: eine minimalistische Plansprache|trans-title=Toki Pona: A Minimalistic Planned Language|url=http://www.interlinguistik-gil.de/wb/media/beihefte/18/beiheft18.pdf#page=51|journal=Interlinguistische Informationen|language=de|location=Berlin|volume=18|pages=51–55|issn=1432-3567}}</ref> Both its sound inventory and [[phonotactics]] are compatible with the majority of human languages, and are therefore readily accessible.<ref name=":14" />

Toki Pona has nine [[consonant]]s ({{IPA|/p, t, k, s, m, n, l, j, w/}}) and five [[vowel]]s ({{IPA|/a, e, i, o, u/}}),<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /> shown here with the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] symbols. Stress falls on the initial syllable of a word. There are no [[diphthong]]s, contrasting vowel length, consonant clusters (except those starting with the nasal coda), or tones.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Blahuš|first=Marek|date=November 2011|editor-last=Fiedler|editor-first=Sabine|title=Toki Pona: eine minimalistische Plansprache|trans-title=Toki Pona: A Minimalistic Planned Language|url=http://www.interlinguistik-gil.de/wb/media/beihefte/18/beiheft18.pdf#page=51|journal=Interlinguistische Informationen|language=de|location=Berlin|volume=18|pages=51–55|issn=1432-3567}}</ref> Both its sound inventory and [[phonotactics]] are compatible with the majority of human languages, and are therefore readily accessible.<ref name=":14" />

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Consonants

! !! [[labial consonant|Labial]]!!~~[[coronal consonant|~~Coronal]]!!~~[[dorsal consonant|~~Dorsal]]

! !! [[labial consonant|Labial]]!! Coronal !! Dorsal

|- align="center"

![[nasal consonant|Nasal]]

|{{IPA ~~link~~|m}}

|{{IPA|m}}

|{{IPA ~~link~~|n}}

|{{IPA|n}}

|

|- align="center"

![[stop consonant|Stop]]

|{{IPA ~~link~~|p}}

|{{IPA|p}}

|{{IPA ~~link~~|t}}

|{{IPA|t}}

|{{IPA ~~link~~|k}}

|{{IPA|k}}

|- align="center"

![[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]

|

|{{IPA ~~link~~|s}}

|{{IPA|s}}

|

|- align="center"

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|- align="center"

![[Close vowel|Close]]

|{{IPA ~~link~~|i}}

|{{IPA|i}}

|{{IPA ~~link~~|u}}

|{{IPA|u}}

|- align="center"

![[Mid ~~vowel|Mid]]~~

!Mid

|{{IPA ~~link~~|e̞|e}}

|{{IPA|e̞|e}}

|{{IPA ~~link~~|o̞|o}}

|{{IPA|o̞|o}}

|- align="center"

![[Open vowel|Open]]

| colspan="2" |{{IPA ~~link~~|ä|a}}

| colspan="2" |{{IPA|ä|a}}

|}

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* [https://tokipona.fandom.com/wiki/Where_is_Toki_Pona_used%3F Where is Toki Pona used? A Wikia page with many links to Toki Pona related websites]

[[:Category:Toki Pona words]]

[[Category:Conlangs]]

[[Category:Languages]]

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 ===Inventory===
-Toki Pona has nine [[consonant]]s ({{IPA|/p, t, k, s, m, n, l, j, w/}}) and five [[vowel]]s ({{IPA|/a, e, i, o, u/}}),<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /> shown here with the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] symbols. Stress falls on the initial syllable of a word. There are no [[diphthong]]s, [[contrasting pair|contrasting]] [[vowel length]], [[consonant cluster]]s (except those starting with the [[nasal coda]]), or [[tone (linguistics)|tones]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Blahuš|first=Marek|date=November 2011|editor-last=Fiedler|editor-first=Sabine|title=Toki Pona: eine minimalistische Plansprache|trans-title=Toki Pona: A Minimalistic Planned Language|url=http://www.interlinguistik-gil.de/wb/media/beihefte/18/beiheft18.pdf#page=51|journal=Interlinguistische Informationen|language=de|location=Berlin|volume=18|pages=51–55|issn=1432-3567}}</ref> Both its sound inventory and [[phonotactics]] are compatible with the majority of human languages, and are therefore readily accessible.<ref name=":14" />
+Toki Pona has nine [[consonant]]s ({{IPA|/p, t, k, s, m, n, l, j, w/}}) and five [[vowel]]s ({{IPA|/a, e, i, o, u/}}),<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /> shown here with the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] symbols. Stress falls on the initial syllable of a word. There are no [[diphthong]]s, contrasting vowel length, consonant clusters (except those starting with the nasal coda), or tones.<ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Blahuš|first=Marek|date=November 2011|editor-last=Fiedler|editor-first=Sabine|title=Toki Pona: eine minimalistische Plansprache|trans-title=Toki Pona: A Minimalistic Planned Language|url=http://www.interlinguistik-gil.de/wb/media/beihefte/18/beiheft18.pdf#page=51|journal=Interlinguistische Informationen|language=de|location=Berlin|volume=18|pages=51–55|issn=1432-3567}}</ref> Both its sound inventory and [[phonotactics]] are compatible with the majority of human languages, and are therefore readily accessible.<ref name=":14" />
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+ Consonants
-! !! [[labial consonant|Labial]]!![[coronal consonant|Coronal]]!![[dorsal consonant|Dorsal]]
+! !! [[labial consonant|Labial]]!! Coronal !! Dorsal
 |- align="center"
 ![[nasal consonant|Nasal]]
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|m}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|m}}</span>
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|n}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|n}}</span>
 |
 |- align="center"
 ![[stop consonant|Stop]]
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|p}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|p}}</span>
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|t}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|t}}</span>
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|k}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|k}}</span>
 |- align="center"
 ![[Fricative consonant|Fricative]]
 |
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|s}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|s}}</span>
 |
 |- align="center"
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 |- align="center"
 ![[Close vowel|Close]]
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|i}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|i}}</span>
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|u}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|u}}</span>
 |- align="center"
-![[Mid vowel|Mid]]
+!Mid
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|e̞|e}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|e̞|e}}</span>
-|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|o̞|o}}</span>
+|<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|o̞|o}}</span>
 |- align="center"
 ![[Open vowel|Open]]
-| colspan="2" |<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA link|ä|a}}</span>
+| colspan="2" |<span style="font-size:125%;">{{IPA|ä|a}}</span>
 |}
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 * [https://tokipona.fandom.com/wiki/Where_is_Toki_Pona_used%3F Where is Toki Pona used? A Wikia page with many links to Toki Pona related websites]
+[[:Category:Toki Pona words]]
 [[Category:Conlangs]]
 [[Category:Languages]]