Appendix:Toki Pona/toki pona

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Toki Pona

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Glyph origin

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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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈto.ki ˈpo.na/
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Proper noun

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toki pona

  1. Toki Pona, a minimalist constructed language designed by Sonja Lang.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toki,‎ pona.
    1. Good or simple language, compliment, said blessings, etc.

Verb

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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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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