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'''<cite>''12 Days of sona pi toki pona</cite>''''' is a series of {{w|YouTube}} videos made to teach the basics of [[Toki Pona]], created by {{tok|[[jan Misali]]}} in 2015. The series consists of 12 episodes, each introducing one or more grammar concepts (except for days 1 and 12), as well as 10 words from the {{tp|[[pu]]}} vocabulary (day 12 also introduces the "[[synonym]]s").

Each episode was created in one day<ref>{{tok|[[jan Misali]]}} [{{tok|janmisali}}] (4 November 2016). [//janmisali.tumblr.com/post/152749125712/i-already-said-a-lot-of-this-stuff-on-twitter-but "I already said a lot of this stuff on Twitter but it’s important that people who care about Conlang Critic know this so whatever."]. "a lot of people don’t know this about 12 Days of sona pi toki pona, but I actually wrote, recorded, and edited every video the same day it was uploaded, and I did this for twelve consecutive days." ''Tumblr''.</ref>, resulting in some minor mistakes. Despite this, 61% of respondents in the [[Toki Pona census|2022 census]] used it to learn the language, almost twice as many as for {{tp|[[pu]]}}<ref>{{tok|jan Tamalu}} (3 November 2022). [//tokiponacensus.github.io/results2022 Results of the 2022 Toki Pona census]. ''Toki Pona census''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230204022930/https://tokiponacensus.github.io/results2022/ Archived] from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.</ref>. As of 2023, {{tok|jan Misali}} is in the process of creating a new series as a replacement, named [[toki pona lessons (jan Misali)|<cite>''toki pona lessons</cite>'']].

* While {{tp|nasa}} is [[Dictionary (pu)|defined]] in <cite>''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]</cite>'' as "stupid", that meaning is no longer accepted or understood by the community due to {{wp|ableism}}, and has been replaced as of <cite>''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]</cite>'' for this reason. See [//linku.la/?q=nasa {{tp|nasa}}] on [[lipu Linku]].

* In general, <var>''A</var> {{tp|[[la]]}} <var>B</var>'' means "in the context of A, B". This can be used for if-then statements, time-marking, and more, as discussed in the video.

* {{tp|akesi}} means "reptile" or "amphibian", which is reflected in the <cite>''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]</cite>''.