Toki Pona
https://rnd.neocities.org/tokipona/
https://jprogr.github.io/TokiPonaDictionary/
Lesson 1
a - ah as in the word father or bra
e - eh as in bed or head
i - ee as in deep or machine
o - oh as in pony or go
u - oo as in food or moose
Lesson 2
A noun is a word for a person, place or thing - in toki pona they are singular or plural
NOUN + li + NOUN
ijo li ijo
something is something
ni li jan
this is a person
Lesson 3
An adjective is a word that describes a noun
NOUN + li + ADJECTIVE
ijo li pona
something is good
An adjective can also be added after a noun to describe it - in toki pona the noun comes first; its the thing we're talking about.
The adjective comes second - it gives more specific information about the noun.
NOUN + ADJECTIVE
tomo suli
building big - large building - palace
meli lili
woman small - small woman - girl
A second noun can also fill the role of an adjective - similar to of in english
NOUN + NOUN
lipu soweli
document animal - animal document - book of animals
ni li soweli
this is an animal
Lesson 4
When mi or sina are used alone as the subject - no li is used after it
mi mije
I'm a man
sina sin
you're new
they can be used as ajectives to give information about a noun
tomo mi
my home
kulupu sina
my community
Lesson 5
A verb is a word that expresses an action being done to a noun.
To form a sentence with a noun follow this model:
NOUN + li + VERB + e + NOUN
/ijo li pali e ijo ijo/
something does something
In toki pona verbs do not indicate any specific time - the action can happen inthe past present or future.
mi moku e telo
I drank water, I drink water, I will drink water
You can omit the object of a verb or use ijo as a filler object
mije li sona - the man knows
mije li sona e ijo - the man knows things
You can convert any verb into a noun
Toki
- verb: to speak
- noun: something that you speak eg/ a language, the act of speaking ie speech
Moku
- verb: to eat
- noun: something that you eat: eg: food; the act of eating.
You can also use any verb as an adjective. For example,
jan sona - a person who knows, a knowledgable person
tomo moka - A room for eating is a
Created on: 12th October, 2022
Last updated: 12th October, 2022