Appendix:Toki Pona/toki pona

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

sitelen pona
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• sitelen pona: From the symbol of Toki Pona. Retrofitted as a combined glyph of the back-formed toki and pona.

Etymology

toki (“language, speech”) +‎ pona (“good, simple, relating to Toki Pona”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈto.ki ˈpo.na/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

toki pona

1. Toki Pona, a minimalist constructed language designed by Sonja Lang
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toki,‎ pona; any good or simple speech, such as a pleasant conversation, helpful advice, compliments, blessings, or eloquence.

Verb

toki pona

1. (transitive, intransitive) to speak or say in Toki Pona

   mi ken ala toki pona e ijo la mi sona ala e ijo.

   If I can't express a thing in Toki Pona, I don't understand the thing.

   • 2024 March 20, jan Ke Tami, “lipu sin tan jan Sonja”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) kalama, page 3:

     jan Sonja li lili e lipu li toki pona e ijo ale.

     Sonja shortened the book and translated everything to Toki Pona.

   Antonym: kokosila

Hypernyms

• toki sin

Derived terms

• toki pona luka
• luka pona

Descendants

• English: Toki Pona
• Esperanto: Tokipono