Kokipopi
From Langmaker
| Conlang | Kokipopi |
| Author | Eric McGill |
| Year Began | 2000 |
| Language Type | international auxiliary language |
| Lexicon Size | N/A |
| Etymologies | No |
| Grammar | Yes |
| Sample Texts | Yes |
| Primer | No |
Kokipopi was written by Eric McGill as a parody of IAL proposals that strive for "simplicity". It has four phonemes: /k/, /p/, /o/, and /i/. When used, it is incredibly ambiguous, not to mention repetitive.
It has been used for a translation of the Babel Text; see Kokipopi Babel Text for more information.
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Language sources
Phonologically, it draws on Hawaiian. It also pokes fun at auxlangs that aim for simplicity in one area at the expense of other aspects of the language.
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Design principles
Phonological simplicity.
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Interest of others
It was posted to alt.language.artificial (sans Babel Text), where it drew a little bit of praise.
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