In which everyone learns Toki Pona for my personal enjoyment

[@SonjaLang]

mu

[@ShrubDryad]

Wow, hello! Thanks for stopping by! :D

[@SnoFitzroy]

that medical example is just what it feels like trying to communicate in English with a migraine lol. "uhh my upper inside hurts while thiking"

[@ShrubDryad]

If only they'd answer on the same level!

[@Frabjous1]

I am a fan of anyone who appreciates Toki Pona

[@pendelschabe]

My favorite toy. And by “toy” I mean book. And by “book” I mean language. OMG I felt that on a spiritual language.

[@computergician]

and by "language" I mean "spiritual fart"

[@rsyvbh]

@@computergician and by spiritual fart i mean anthony mccarthy's imfamous comment chain

[@computergician]

​@@rsyvbh Seriously this got a reply ?????

[@rsyvbh]

@@computergician yes

[@nobodyeverinhistory]

Imagine translating scientific research documents in Toki Pona.

[@ShrubDryad]

😂

[@Rolando_Cueva]

Imagine doing math in toki pona.

[@ster2600]

Honestly it's perfectly possible, if somewhat antithetical to the point of the language. You'd have to start being very rigid with the noun phrases, laying out specific definitions either by specifying their translations or giving a verbose explanation in a glossary. This sort of defeats the idea of simplifying thought and you would also find that you'd be forced to move away from the definitions of the words as laid down in The Language of Good. Your beginner toki pona speaker wouldn't then be able to work out what your noun phrases referred to.

[@fanaticofmetal]

@@ster2600 Ok, if possible, give me a translation for Ribonucleic Acid

[@ster2600]

@@fanaticofmetal I don't know enough about toki pona or biology to do that

[@McGregorsPlumbingandHeating]

It is the Year of Our Lord 3178. Planet Earth has suffered unimaginable cataclysms and went through an Ice Age which lasted nearly a millenia. The only remaining human population only speaks in Toki Pona.

[@sowelinasa3286]

toki pona li lili. lawa mi li lili. toki pona li pona tawa lawa mi.

[@yulin84]

hahaha

[@yeetyee7032]

lawa sina lili ala.

[@jankelen]

a a a! ni li pona mute, taso mi pilin e ni: lawa sina li lili ala!

[@ryrieee]

a a a a mi kin

[@whosthat3388]

toki pona li pona e lawa ale.

[@ChleboPL]

I want to learn toki pona to try translate H.P. Lovecraft works.

[@Moley1Moleo]

monsuta telo suli sewi pi luka mute linja la jan li lukin e monsuta ni la jan li nasa a.

[@kevcopo]

@@Moley1Moleo what

[@Moley1Moleo]

​@@kevcopo - I think I said: Literally " In the context of 'large holy water monsters with many long-limbs', if people looks at this monster, people get so crazy." Less literally: "Consider the giant mystical tentacled monster. If you look at it, you go so crazy." The vibe/idea I'm talking about: "Cthulhu: gaze upon it, and one would go utterly mad."

[@felix30471]

How's it going so far? :D

[@ashaler__]

monsuta nasa Chthulu edit: cthulu edit: cthuhlu edit: cthulhu (THERE we go)

[@rayahui3768]

Wholesome and glad to see someone enjoy tokipona too That medical skit had me dead lmao

[@abiwardani3944]

the poem translation is unironically great

[@diffjuns323]

This is so much like how I interact with the language!! I like how you talk about it as just a fun little thing. I too love transliterating things like "i want eat" for the silly And I also like thinking of songs. The way I got myself to practice was to translate songs from my favorite game series (Kirby), and I'll do more in the future. Love your choice of the plums poem lmao it's a very fitting matchup Also interesting translation of Corona, took me a second but that was very clever

[@tobender4ever]

This is the video I use to pitch toki pona to friends.

[@LanguageStuff]

Haha, the conversation with the doctor was hilarious!

[@omekapo]

hey look its language stuff! :D i loved your beach video!

[@ethan3986]

mi kama sona toki pona. mi ordered it on amazon, and it scheduled to come soon. Very excited

[@kevcopo]

Just coming to say you have a beautiful soul and I love to see your excitement on this topic

[@saharadessert8917]

I am learning toki pona in addition to Japanese. It's a good step away from the three writing systems and complicated grammar that Japanese has, in my opinion, but I am nowhere near my Japanese level in toki pona. I'll get there

[@nocturnes1386]

I was really excited when I found out about Toki Pona since it’s very similar to my own with it’s simplicity, :D

[@janPolijan]

Toki pona is sooo good a. mi olin e ona. And I laughed so much at your chat with the jan pi pali pi sijelo pona. Also I paused the video, then did my own translation of the poem, then compared with yours. That was fun, thanks!

[@empcat1254]

jan Polijan! mi olin e sitelen tawa sina. pona mute tawa sina.

[@Dubs4Everyone]

I love your cheerfulness

[@cansino1636]

I love the toki pona, esperanto, morse codig, silent signs and latin.

[@bahaiwebsites]

mi sin toki pona

[@sergeantgavinsmith]

toki! nimi mi li jan Kapin! Toki Pona li pona mute mute tawa mi! mi wile e ni: jan mute li sona e Toki Pona

[@realemolga6306]

pona tawa sina.

[@broccoliflorette1970]

mi pilin sama. toki pona la, toki Epelanto li pali ike. ken la, jan ali kepeken tenpo lili li ken kama sona e toki pona li ken toki lon ma ali.

[@nocturnes1386]

Im reading this now- and I remember when my friend compared my own language to hillichurlian (from Genshin Impact) and i honestly think this sounds more like it.

[@symb0l974]

Toki pona li toki pona

[@mamusipipalisajelo5419]

kalama musi pi toki ni li lon: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJu1pYx4lr96nbM

[@rossetto23]

Thank you for the video! I loved it!

[@zackbuildit88]

sina pona tawa mi! nasin sina li pona ala pona e nimi sin? You’re cool to me! What is your opinion about nimi sin words?

[@ShrubDryad]

pona sina! :D I rarely use them myself, but I'm not offended by them, either!

[@lucythompson3581]

ni li pona a li musi a! mi wile e ni: jan ale li ken sona e toki pona! mi wile li pana sona tawa jan ante! pona tawa sina

[@AlvinBalvin321]

mi kama e sona pi toki pona. toki pona li musi mute.

[@fabricioaf89]

sama sina toki, toki pona li musi, taso ala toki (what i think i said: "as you say, toki pona is a game, not just a language", did i say it right?)

[@elias7819]

I got into Toki Pona after reading a Guardian article in 2018 Toki pona li toki musi mute!

[@pitejanseke9600]

pona a ! toki pona li pona mute tawa mi ... taso mi toki kin lon toki Netelan, lon toki Kanse , lon toki Inli .

[@broccoliflorette1970]

toki mama mi li toki Inli. tenpo sike luka la, mi ken kepeken lili e toki Kanse. tenpo mun la, mi ken kepeken mute e toki pona. tenpo kama la, mi wile tawa ma Netelan. tawa pona a!

[@DadInTaiwan]

I just got into Toki Pona myself a couple of weeks ago. I was excited to see your translation of one of my favorite poems, and now I'm inspired to try to translate some of my own. Can I ask, what is the name of the Toki Pona font that you used?

[@ShrubDryad]

I would love to see more poetry! :D The wonderful font face I used is called Linja Pona.

[@yuvalne]

mi sona ala e ni: tan seme la tenpo pini la mi kama sona e lon pi sitelen tawa ni? sitelen tawa ni li pona mute tawa mi! mi pana e ona tawa jan ante. o awen pona!

[@blindknitter]

Sina pona! Mi wile li kepeken li pona li toki, ni toki musi sina pona mute. Ní pona tawa mi!

[@blindknitter]

I have been learning less than a week, and want to write an epistolary story based on coded notes that people are communicating with during a dystopia future. By the time I'm writing it may be current affairs mind!

[@jansoweliOlinja-zr5db]

toki a! toki pona li pona mute tawa mi kin :3

[@mallow4715]

toki! sitelen tawa ni li pona tawa mi. ni li pona tan toki ante sina li musi mute. ante la sina toki kepeken toki pona pona tawa mi.

[@guard13007]

toki! mi toki ike. >.>

[@matthewmcrobie6703]

ni li pona tawa mi! mi alasi awen e jan kute pi toki pona. =)

[@Supinori]

What a cute video!

[@tokiponafan4112]

mi olin ni lipu!

[@zhurnaly]

toki sina li musi li suwi li olin -- ni la, mi wile sona toki pona -- pona tawa sina! (awesome enthusiasm -- many thanks! -- and if you haven't already discovered jan Telakomen, cf his new "Language Learning and Your Inner Horse" kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn7YmqWjjcSiapo and his Toki Pona immersion course #opetp "o pilin e toki pona" kzbin.info/aero/PLwYL9_SRAk8EXSZPSTm9lm2kD_Z1RzUgm -- pona mute! )

[@zbee3694]

mi wile toki e toki pona. mi wile ala pali

[@self-madelatam5557]

Pona

[@CharmanteEstPris]

sitelen tawa ni li pona mute a! mi pilin e ni: kepeken nimi sina la, mi ken pali e ni: jan ante li wile kama sona e toki pona! pona tawa sina!~

[@smith89930]

sina toki pona a! mi musi: li kute e toki sina a!

[@Bordeaux3057]

ni li pona a!

[@undeadsoup]

mi en li wile sona e toki pona! mi jo e wile sin la sona e toki pona. ona li musi! mi olin e tomo pi pilin pi toki pona

[@empcat1254]

tenpo pini la mi kama sona kepeken sitelen tawa mute pi jan misali.

[@omekapo]

sitelen tawa ni li musi a!

[@snivellusshrivelfig5616]

toki musi pi tenpo awen tenpo ni ike la suno ale li sama. a mi ken pali e seme? tenpo awen ni la pali ale li sama. a mi ken pona tan seme? suno mute ni la jan ale li lon tomo. mi ken lon tomo tan seme? pi jan Kelen Original toki pona poem

[@jankelen]

Wow, this takes me back.

[@rsyvbh]

sina kute ala kute e kalama Kijetesumiyoku? ona li jo e kalama mute kepeken toki pona.

[@ShrubDryad]

mi sona ala! ni li seme?

[@rsyvbh]

@@ShrubDryadni li kalama mute lon ma sitelen tawa jan Misali. That is a group of songs at the place of jan Misali's videos(his channel)

[@Nobe-mr9re]

mi sona e Toki Pona kepeken lipu pu!

[@redsamson0023]

pona mute li toki pona tawa nasin wawa nasa ona

[@oscareinvall8763]

ni li pona mute a! mi pilin pona tan ni :)

[@sudarshanseshadri5504]

In the poem, I think you used the word "en" incorrectly. Other than that, this is awesome!

[@jangamecuber]

pona

[@mamusipipalisajelo5419]

toki a! jan mute li toki e toki pona lon ilo Siko. (Discord) kulupu li lon ni. sina lon ala lon kulupu ni pi ilo Siko? pilin mi la ona li pona tawa kama sona pi toki uta pi toki pona.

[@ShrubDryad]

a! pona! mi sona ala e kulupu ni. :D tenpo kama la, mi lukin!

[@thiagooliveira1482]

Hey and what about Esperanto?? I'm learning it for fun, and after that I'll go for toki pona... Esperanto is amazing!

[@empcat1254]

"mi wile moku" A a a a a! jan ale li wile moku anu seme?

[@funkyfreshtx]

sitelen tawa ni li pona tawa mi. pona a. sina lon e kulupu “toki pona taso” (Facebook)?

[@ShrubDryad]

toki ni la pona! mi lon kulupu ni. :) ona li musi a!

[@Moley1Moleo]

sina toki ante e nimi pi toki pona la, sina musi a. toki ni la, mi musi mute sama sina.

[@AhirVerma]

sina sona e toki pona tan jan Misali, anu seme? tenpo ni la, mi sona e toki pona tan kulupu ona pi sitelen tawa sin.

[@ShrubDryad]

mi pilin pona mute e sitelen tawa pi jan Misali! :)

[@plutothetutor1660]

sitelen tawa sina li pona mute tawa mi!!! pona mute a!

[@ShrubDryad]

pona, pona! :)

[@johnlack7299]

pona mute a! mi sona toki pona lili. mi pu tenpo ni!

[@froglover4203]

sina pona mute a

[@lekoicy]

mi pu ala la mi ken toki pona lon tenpo ni! lon la, mi wile ala jo e lipu pu. taso la, mi wile kama jo e lipu _ku_ ni: lipu pi toki pona…nanpa tu!

[@ShrubDryad]

mi sama! :o mi lukin e sitelen tawa lon ku pi jan Misali. lipu ni li musi lukin a!

[@eltacodemexico1174]

lipu ni li pona tawa mi. mi wile pu a.

[@ShrubDryad]

o musi! :D

[@xristoforosstefatos7249]

I feel like this is completely contradictory. Like, I get that the idea is minimalism, but with so few words, you end up the other way around, forced to complecate things way to much just to discribe the simplest of things. If you need some whole sentences just to be barely understood by someone, that's not minimalism, you're just making your life a lot harder than it should be really

[@xristoforosstefatos7249]

Sorry for some mistakes I made, English is not my native language :)

[@ova5683]

Okay i see where you're coming from. Having to explain stuff more can be more time consuming and harder. The idea, in my opinion, is what if you didn't have to explain everything in detail? Rather think and speak in larger concepts and generalizations thus making the perception of your world simpler. The language forces you to think in ground concepts and what is really important and essential qualities of a given thing. Also makes it really difficult to lie and twist things. And i don't think it was meant to be conversational, or useful (in any other field than philosophy and fun), and definitely not practical. Forgive my rant, i just like this thing a lot

[@xristoforosstefatos7249]

@@ova5683 Yeah but unfortunately we live in a real world thus more complex concepts are not extras, they are essentials. But yeah, as for the core idea of this language, I get it, but I believe I can try to sum up my thoughts and try to be more consistent in my native language or my second language thanks😁

[@dozyote]

I think this is everyone's first reaction but when you see how the language is actually used, the issue largely goes away. In practice, theme of the language is not necessarily to communicate with as few words as possible, but to communicate with as little information as possible, or with only what information is relevant, which is a pretty huge difference. For example, if you and I were talking about bananas, I wouldn't need to tell you that they are an "edible long yellow soft sweet tropical fruit with a thick peel". I know that you know what a banana is already, so I could just call it "that long fruit", and you would have a pretty good shot at knowing exactly what I'm talking about without the word "banana" ever being spoken. Similarly, a Toki Pona speaker would simply say kili palisa (literally "stick fruit"), or just kili, or even moku ("edible thing") depending on context. If they needed to be more specific, then specificity can be added, but it's not there default. In English, we have a tendency to overdescribe things and scenarios without regard for the shared, implicit knowledge of the people we're speaking to, and it can be hard to walk that back into the mentality that Toki Pona requires. Contrary to what you may initially think, you often don't need a whole sentence to describe something, only a few choice words, and that goes for both Toki Pona and English :)

[@drivers99]

That applies to talking when you’re learning any language, and applies to normal speech in any language because we don’t have term for every possible concept, and when we forget the words for things. There’s a term for that type of speaking but I forgot it (perfect example! lol). Let me Google it. Found it: circumlocution

[@bahaiwebsites]

Toki a

[@adventuresofmeli1553]

ni li pona a

[@Aqua2D]

ni li pona! toki pona li musi a!

[@LouerTube]

toki! sina pona ala pona? mi kama e toki pona... ken la 3 sike pi mun. mi wile awen sona mute tenpo. Pona!

[@annikarogov]

Pona mute!

[@ash2x3]

pona mute

[@DakotaBiker01]

pona mute a

[@hystericalkeys8891]

Fun fact; toki pona sucks Esperanto is better or at least French

[@paranoiq]

mu