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I made a game based on the idea of Toki Pona using a sub-set of English. Instead of learning a new language (I tried to learn Toki Pona) I used Toki Pona as a
by Vanderson 5y ago
I made a game based on the idea of Toki Pona using a sub-set of English.
Instead of learning a new language (I tried to learn Toki Pona) I used Toki Pona as a template for basic English, Toki English, a subset of English.
The benefits of Toki English are this:
* English speakers already know all the meanings of all the words, and can use it right now.
* Non-English speakers learn BOTH some English _and_ a basic structure to speak to anyone else that learns Toki English and English.
* It's actually hilarious to try and speak with it.
The game I made (very rough) is like a form of charades, where you have 2 teams. One person gets a phrase/idea/object that they must convey to their team using only Toki English. The props are simple, a printed sheet of paper with all the Toki English words.
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- coolgeek 5y agoI haven't even looked at your game. And I'm not particularly interested in conlangs. But I want to say thanks for making a game that people might learn something from, rather than the mindless crap that the industry mostly produces.
- Vanderson 5y agoThere's nothing to look at for the game. It's just a spreadsheet where I picked the English words from the Toki-Pona lexicon, and printed them out on paper. :)