Toa is an Earthlike planet where the gods try to guide local people to better things. Hence, Toa has an advanced civilisation, democratic world government and an international language. Sadly though, the people sometimes go their own way. This recently brought them close to environmental disaster.
Worlds of Ahu
The solar system of Ahu contains six planets. The first three planets are rocky. Toa is the second of these. The outer three are gas giants. Most are visible from Toa to the naked eye. Working outwards, they are: 1. Haoni Type of planet: Rocky Size (in Earths): 0.6 Moons: 0 Orbit: 185 days Visibility:…
The lower numbers
Letoa counts in base 12. Base 12 is the dominant base on Toa. Some cultures use base 6 and others use base 12 with a sub-base of six but the global auxiliary language has gone with the majority. Numbers up to a dozen Here are the numbers in Letoa from 1 to 12. Following Earthly…
The star Ahu
The planet Toa orbits a star known in Letoa as Ahu. Ahu is a type G6V star. This means it is like our sun (Sol) but a little smaller and weaker. Sol is a type G2V star. Type G stars are also known as yellow dwarfs. The designation G tells us that Ahu fuses hydrogen.…
Letoa phonemes
Letoa phonemes are drawn from natural languages across the planet Toa. All are common there. Some would not appear in an auxiliary language here on Earth but cultural factors play a role in designing auxiliary languages on both Toa and Earth. Letoa has twenty-eight phonemes. Ten are vowels and eighteen are consonants. They are arranged…
Some basic terminology
It is important to know some basic terminology that will be widely used throughout the site. Toa, as noted, is the name of the planet. The planet is also a mother goddess and the head of a pantheon of six deities. A number of prefixes may be added to the root word Toa. The most…
The global language arises
Letoa is the global language of Toa. It is spoken as a first language by a fifth of the planet’s population. The rest have learnt it as a second language from an early age. For many people, this is the only second language they will learn. The existence of Letoa means there is less incentive…