Toki Esperanta (TE) is a rigorously constructed auxiliary language that applies the grammatical framework of Angla Esperanta (AE) — itself an application of Esperanto grammar to English vocabulary — to the lexicon of Toki Pona. The result is a three-way synthesis: The minimalism of Toki Pona (~120 roots) The familiarity of English-derived grammar (Angla Esperanta) The perfect regularity of Esperanto’s 16 rules TE and AE are grammatical twins. Every rule, every ending, every affix is shared; only the roots differ. A speaker of AE needs to learn approximately 120 new words to speak TE, while a speaker of TE needs roughly 1,000 new words to speak AE. The grammatical system is unified. Core Design Principles Lexical source: Toki Pona (~120 roots, Lang 2001) Grammatical source: Angla Esperanta (AE grammar = Esperanto grammar applied to English vocabulary) Zero conflict with AE: identical grammar, entirely distinct vocabulary Absolute regularity: 16 inviolable rules, zero exceptions Phonological bridge: formal adaptation rules where AE affixes meet TP phonology Complete generativity: 120 roots × affix system = thousands of derivable words English Lexicon with Esperanto Grammar - A Rigorous Constructed Language Paper link: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18242009
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