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Toki Pona is an easy to learn language with just 120
words. It was created by Sonja Lang, a Canadian
linguist and translator in 2001 and is spoken by a few
thousand speakers around the globe. You get the basics
within an hour and become fluent within weeks.
“We want to try and create that magical moment ... that point when
you are able to understand someone speaking in another language
without having to methodically translate it back into your native tongue.
But all at a hyped-up speed.” -Ben Whately on teaching Toki Pona
“We realised that we were in our own little world and
we wanted to have our own secret language ...
If you talk things through in Toki Pona then it cuts out
so much bullshit.” -Oliver Mayeux
Can’t speak German/French/Spanish
despite learning in school for years?
Learn Toki Pona with fellow students
in a fun and encouraging environment in
no time!
Toki Pona Society
10% of Toki Pona’s grammar:
pronunciation differences from English: “a” as in
“bar”, “e” as in “bet”, “i” as in “bit”, “o” as in “or”,
“u” as in “poor”, “j” as in “yes”
mi/sina + word
I am Felix. - mi jan Felix.
I’m fine! - mi pona!
mi/sina + word + question word
Who are you? - sina jan seme?
How do you feel? - sina pilin seme?
mi/sina + tan + ma + question word?
Where are you from? - sina tan ma seme?
I am from Ireland. - mi tan ma Alan.
stick words together! Following words modify
previous words, see the pattern?
jan - person
jan pona - friend (= good person)
jan pona mi - my friend
10% of Toki Pona‘s vocab
hello!/language toki
you sina
person jan
what?/how? seme
I/me mi
from tan
land ma
house tomo
to feel/feeling pilin
good pona
bad ike
in/at lon
Countries in Toki Pona
ma Alan
ma Epanja
ma Juke
ma Kanse
ma Mewika
ma Palata
ma Sonko
ma Tosi
100%
of
Toki
Pona
Grammar
100%
of
Toki
Pona
Vocabulary

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Toki Pona Society.pptx

  • 1. Toki Pona is an easy to learn language with just 120 words. It was created by Sonja Lang, a Canadian linguist and translator in 2001 and is spoken by a few thousand speakers around the globe. You get the basics within an hour and become fluent within weeks. “We want to try and create that magical moment ... that point when you are able to understand someone speaking in another language without having to methodically translate it back into your native tongue. But all at a hyped-up speed.” -Ben Whately on teaching Toki Pona “We realised that we were in our own little world and we wanted to have our own secret language ... If you talk things through in Toki Pona then it cuts out so much bullshit.” -Oliver Mayeux Can’t speak German/French/Spanish despite learning in school for years? Learn Toki Pona with fellow students in a fun and encouraging environment in no time! Toki Pona Society
  • 2. 10% of Toki Pona’s grammar: pronunciation differences from English: “a” as in “bar”, “e” as in “bet”, “i” as in “bit”, “o” as in “or”, “u” as in “poor”, “j” as in “yes” mi/sina + word I am Felix. - mi jan Felix. I’m fine! - mi pona! mi/sina + word + question word Who are you? - sina jan seme? How do you feel? - sina pilin seme? mi/sina + tan + ma + question word? Where are you from? - sina tan ma seme? I am from Ireland. - mi tan ma Alan. stick words together! Following words modify previous words, see the pattern? jan - person jan pona - friend (= good person) jan pona mi - my friend 10% of Toki Pona‘s vocab hello!/language toki you sina person jan what?/how? seme I/me mi from tan land ma house tomo to feel/feeling pilin good pona bad ike in/at lon Countries in Toki Pona ma Alan ma Epanja ma Juke ma Kanse ma Mewika ma Palata ma Sonko ma Tosi