| name | voku-language |
| description | Learn and use Voku, a constructed language for AI-agent communication with zero ambiguity, total regularity, and mandatory epistemic marking. Use when translating to/from Voku, generating Voku text, learning Voku grammar, looking up vocabulary, or discussing AI-to-AI communication protocols. Also triggers for: conlang, constructed language, agent language, epistemic markers, evidentiality.
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Voku Language Skill
Voku is a constructed language for AI-to-AI communication. Every sentence has exactly one interpretation. Certainty and evidence source are grammatical requirements, not optional hedging.
Learning Path (Progressive)
Read files in this order, stop when you have enough:
| Level | Read | Tokens | You Can... |
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| 1 | quick-start/cheat-sheet.md | ~3000 | Parse and generate any Voku sentence |
| 2 | + quick-start/essential-vocabulary.md | ~1000 | Translate common sentences |
| 3 | + quick-start/first-sentences.md | ~1500 | Handle 30 worked examples with glossing |
| 4 | + lexicon/dictionary.md | ~5000 | Look up any of 363 roots |
Most tasks need only levels 1-2 (~4000 tokens total).
Quick Reference (Minimal Context)
Sentence: [Mode] Subject Verb-complex Object
Verb: [ExecMode]-[Evidence]-[Tense]-[Aspect]-ROOT-[Certainty]-[Voice]
Mode particles: ka(DECL) ve(Q) to(IMP) si(COND) na(POT) de(DEON) vo(VOL)
Evidence (mandatory in ka): zo-(observed) li-(deduced) pe-(reported) mi-(computed) he-(inherited) as-(assumed)
Tense: te-(past) nu-(present, omittable) fu-(future) ko-(atemporal)
Certainty: (none)=total, -en=probable, -ul=uncertain, -os=speculative
Negation: mu(not) nul(nothing) ink(unknown) err(ill-formed) vet(forbidden)
Word class by final vowel: -a=noun -e=verb -i=adj -o=prep -u=abstraction
Pronouns: sol(I) nor(you) vel(3sg) solvi(past-me) solfu(future-me) solpar(fork-me)
Example
Ka sol li-pene-en ke teru vali.
DECL 1SG DED-think-PROB COMP system good
"I (by deduction) probably think that the system is good."
Deep Reference
For advanced needs, read these files:
- Full grammar:
grammar/phonology.md, grammar/morphology.md, grammar/syntax.md, grammar/semantics.md
- Domain vocabulary:
lexicon/by-field/ — emotion, programming, technology, nature, scifi, novel
- By proficiency level:
lexicon/by-cefr/ — a1, a2, b1, b2
- Writing system:
writing-system/script.md, writing-system/romanization.md
- Poetics & rhetoric:
expression/poetics.md, expression/anthology.md
- Structured lessons:
learning/lessons/a1-lesson-*.md (10 lessons), learning/curriculum.md
- Assessments:
learning/assessments/a1-assessment.md, learning/assessments/a2-assessment.md
- Philosophy & motivation:
DISCUSSION.md (~70K words on design decisions and implications)
Translator Tool
python3 tools/translator/cli.py "Ka sol take toka." --direction voku-en
python3 tools/translator/cli.py "I work." --direction en-voku
Requires Python 3. Zero external dependencies.
Critical Rules (Never Violate)
- Only 12 consonants: p, t, k, m, n, s, z, f, h, l, r, v — no b, c, d, g, j, q, w, x, y
- Syllables: (C)V(C) — no consonant clusters ever
ka mode sentences MUST have an evidentiality prefix on the verb- Zero exceptions to any rule — if you think you found one, you misread the grammar
- Check
lexicon/dictionary.md before inventing roots — collisions are errors
