toki+pona toki pona
toki. mi toki kepeken toki pona. toki pona li pona li jo e nimi lili li ken pona pi kama sona. tenpo lili, la mi kama sona e toki pona. mi wile kama sona mute.
Hello. I am speaking Toki Pona. Toki Pona is simple, it has few words, and is easy to learn. I have been learning only recently, but I am eager to learn more.
What is Toki Pona?
Toki Pona is a constructed language invented by Sonja Lang in 2001. Her self stated goal was to understand the meaning of life in 120 words. It is a minimalistic language that contains few words (originally 120, now a few more), each encapsulating a broad range of possible interpretations. Though it is not a great language for technical or scientific communication, it is well suited for general purpose conversation.
Since its inception, Toki Pona has gained wide popularity (for a conlang), with thousands of speakers around the world, and it is used as a tool for communication, meditation, and creativity. There are many instances of Toki Pona poetry, music, and art, including a published translation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
To improve my proficiency, I have started translating various short fables into Toki Pona, which you can find in the resources below.
Resources
- https://tokipona.org
- The official website, full of community resources.
- https://nimi.li
- An interactive Toki Pona dictionary.
- Toki Pona: The Language of Good
- The official book by jan Sonja. It contains insights into the design, lessons and exercises.
- jan Osu pi wawa nasa (the Person Oz of Strange Powers)
- A Sitelen Pona translation by jan Sonja of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.
- 12 Days of sona pi toki pona playlist by jan Misali
- A simple introduction on the grammar and the original 120 words.
- https://abaisero.github.io/toki-musi-pi-sona-pona/
- A collection of Toki Pona translations of Aesop’s Fables.