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toki pona

UK/ˈtəʊki ˈpəʊnə//ˈtoʊki ˈpoʊnə/

toki pona is the alternative letter-case form of Toki Pona.

Proper noun capitalized: Toki Pona

Toki Pona

  1. A minimalist constructed language with creole-like elements designed by the Canadian Sonja Lang.
    • While it’s true that these days your best hope for getting a community to take up your invented language is to attach it to a blockbuster movie, there have been some limited successes in other realms. Toki Pona was invented to promote positive thinking.2010 March 10, Arika Okrent, “Questions Answered: Invented Languages”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2025
    • In contrast to the hundreds or thousands of study hours required to attain fluency in other languages, a general consensus among Toki Pona speakers is that it takes about 30 hours to master.2015 July 15, Roc Morin, “How to Say Everything in a Hundred-Word Language”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2017

Forms of toki pona

alternative formtoki pona

Origin of toki pona

From Toki Pona toki pona (literally “good language”), formed from toki (“language”) (from Tok Pisin tok, from English talk) + pona (“good”) (from Esperanto bona (“good”), ultimately from Latin bonus).

Words formed from toki pona

Words that rhyme with toki pona

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Questions about toki pona

What does toki pona mean?
Toki pona means a minimalist constructed language with creole-like elements designed by the Canadian Sonja Lang.
What is toki pona the alternative letter-case form of?
Toki pona is the alternative letter-case form of Toki Pona.
What part of speech is toki pona?
Toki pona is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce toki pona?
Toki pona is pronounced /ˈtəʊki ˈpəʊnə/ (UK).

Words near toki pona in the dictionary

  1. Tokharistani
  2. Tokhars
  3. tokhes
  4. tokheses
  5. toki
  6. toki pona
  7. tokin
  8. toking
  9. toking up
  10. tokinolide
  11. tokinolides

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