Tanfun

Tanfun is a constructed language based on Sajem Tan. It is a language designed for communication, and it contains a vocabulary confined to just 90 words, much inspired by Toki Pona.

History
The project was started by Ocean on April 8, 2019. He intended to create a version of Sajem Tan that could easily be learned.

Early in the language's planning stage, Bird suggested that the language should be comprised of 360 words to represent the circumference of a circle and since it is a factor of six. Wind then suggested that there should be 90 words, which is the system that is used today.

Words were borrowed from Sajem Tan using a three-step process developed by Ocean:


 * 1) Decide whether the word is common enough to be used by speakers at all.
 * 2) Shorten the word to seven letters if it exceeds that length.
 * 3) Apply these sound changes:
 * y > a
 * û > a
 * ê > e
 * ö > e
 * ë > e
 * š > s
 * ž > z
 * c > s
 * j > y
 * â > a
 * ţ > s
 * ü > u