Toki Esperanta (TE) is a rigorously constructed auxiliary language that applies the grammatical architecture 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), and 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 ~120 new words to speak TE. A speaker of TE needs ~1,000 new words to speak AE. The grammatical machine is one. Core Design Principles Lexical source: Toki Pona (~120 roots, Lang 2001) Grammatical source: Angla Esperanta (AE grammar = Esperanto grammar on English vocabulary) Zero conflict with AE: identical grammar, completely 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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