About the Toki Pona category — lipu ni li toki e tomo pi toki pona

Discussion in and about Toki Pona (toki pona).

toki pona

lawa tomo

  • jan li toki nasa la ni li ken pakala ala li ken lon nasin ona pi toki pona. o pona tawa nasin ni.
  • o toki pona taso lon tomo pi kule “no-english-allowed”. toki Inli o lon ala tomo ni. o toki pona lon tomo pi kule “english-discouraged”. taso, kule “english-discouraged” la jan li ken toki Inli lili lon tenpo pona.

English

What is Toki Pona?

Toki Pona (toki pona) is a philosophical artlang created by Sonja Lang in 2001. It has a relatively small vocabulary than most languages, but packs big semantic spaces into it. A main focus of the language’s philosophy is encouraging explaining concepts with simple phrasing.

Category Rules / lawa tomo

  • Try not to correct people on their Toki Pona usage, as what you perceive to be a mistake may actually be an intentional decision as part of their nasin pi toki pona.
  • Speak only Toki Pona in threads tagged “no-english-allowed”, and avoid it unless necessary in “english-discouraged” threads.

Important Resources

Community maintained wiki: sona pona
Official website: https://tokipona.org/

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