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'''''12 daysDays of sona pi toki pona''''' is a video series created in 2015 by [[jan Misali]] that teaches the basics of toki[[Toki ponaPona]].
 
The series consists of 12 episodes, each introducing one or more grammar concepts (except days 1 and 12), as well as 10 words from the ''[[pu]]'' vocabulary (day 12 also introduces the [[Synonyms|synonymssynonym]]s).
 
Each episode was created in one day,<ref>[https://janmisali.tumblr.com/post/152749125712/i-already-said-a-lot-of-this-stuff-on-twitter-but janmisali on Tumblr]: "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."</ref>, resulting in some minor mistakes. Despite this, 61% of respondents in the 2022 [[Toki Pona census|census]] used it to learn the language, almost twice as many as for ''[[pu]].''<ref>[https://tokiponacensus.github.io/results2022/#how-people-learned-toki-pona Results of the 2022 Toki Pona census - how people learned Toki Pona]</ref>. jan Misali is creating a new series as a replacement, titled ''[[toki pona lessons (jan Misali)|''toki pona lessons]]'']].
 
== Corrections and commentary ==
 
Many of these corrections have been collected by ijo Son - thanks!
 
=== Day 2 - Sentence structure ===
* "''jan ike"'' doesn't always mean "enemy",. andIt can also only meansmean "enemy" if it's a person, (because of the "''jan")''. See [[Lexicalization]].▼
 
* "''[[li"]]'' does not mean "is". "''li"'' is a particle that comes before a [[predicate]] in a [[sentence]].▼
▲* "jan ike" doesn't always mean "enemy", and only means "enemy" if it's a person (because of the "jan").
▲* "li" does not mean "is". "li" is a particle that comes before a predicate in a sentence
 
=== Day 3 - e ===
* "''mi wile e moku"'' is not incorrect. "''moku"'' can be a direct object in this sentence. "''mi wile moku"'' means "iI want to eat", but "''mi wile e moku"'' means "iI want food". They are roughly the same. There could be a distinction if you want food for some other purpose than to eat it.▼
 
* While "''nasa"'' is listed[[Toki Pona Dictionary (pu)|defined]] in lipu''[[Toki PuPona: The Language of Good]]'' withas "stupid", that meaning is no longer accepted or understood by the community due to {{wp|ableism}}, and has been replaced as of ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]'' for this reason. See [https://lipu-linku.github.iola/?q=nasa "''nasa"''] on [[lipu Linku]].▼
▲* "mi wile e moku" is not incorrect. "moku" can be a direct object in this sentence. "mi wile moku" means "i want to eat", but "mi wile e moku" means "i want food".
▲* While "nasa" is listed in lipu Pu with "stupid", that meaning is no longer accepted or understood by the community due to ableism. See [https://lipu-linku.github.io/?q=nasa "nasa" on lipu Linku]
 
=== Day 4 - Adjectives ===
* "''[[pi"]]'' does not mean "of". It only rebrackets adjectivesadjective phrases. See ''[[pi]]''.▼
 
▲* "pi" does not mean "of". It only rebrackets adjectives. See [[pi]]
 
=== Day 5 - la ===
* "In general, A ''[[la]]'' B", in general, means "in the context of A, B". This can be used for if-then statements, time-marking, and more, as discussed in the video.▼
 
▲* "A la B", in general, means "in the context of A, B". This can be used for if-then statements, time-marking, and more, as discussed in the video.
 
=== Day 8 - On addressing ===
* youYou don't have to avoid having your name sounding like an official word if you don't want to. Some speakers' names are completely made of common (non-proper) nouns, anyway.▼
 
* "''akesi"'' really only means "reptile" or "amphibian", which is reflected in ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''.▼
▲* you don't have to avoid having your name sounding like an official word if you don't want to.
▲* "akesi" really means "reptile" or "amphibian"
 
=== Day 9 - Adpositions ===
* ''anpa'' can also mean "bottom" or "area below". ''lon anpa'' is used much more commonly than ''lon noka'' for below. ''lon noka'' can specifically mean "at the foot of; resting at the same level as the lowest part". If ''lon anpa'' is contrasted, it would mean "completely underneath the lowest part".
 
* "anpa" can also mean "bottom" or "area below", and "lon anpa" is used much more commonly than "lon noka" for below.
 
=== Day 11 - Full of eels ===
* "''[[a"]]'' does not mean "so". itIt is just a [[particle]] used for emphasis. itIt can be used in a similar way to "so", but it has no [[semantic (value)|meaning]]; it's just emphasis.▼
 
* jan Misali repeated "''len"'' here. replace "''len"'' with "''supa"'', meaning "flat (horizontal) surface" (e.g. furniture) .▼
▲* "a" does not mean "so". it is just a particle used for emphasis. it can be used in a similar way to "so", but it has no meaning; it's just emphasis.
▲* jan Misali repeated "len" here. replace "len" with "supa", meaning "flat (horizontal) surface" (e.g. furniture)
 
=== Day 12 - Final day ===
* "''kin"'', "''oko"'', and "''namako"'' are usually not the exact same as "''a"'', "''lukin"'', and "''sin"'' respectively. You don't have to know the exact differences between them, but know that they are often not interchangeable. whenWhen in doubt, use "''a"'', "''lukin"'', and "''sin"''. See [[Synonyms]].▼
 
▲* "kin", "oko", and "namako" are usually not the exact same as "a", "lukin", and "sin" respectively. You don't have to know the exact differences between them, but know that they are often not interchangeable. when in doubt, use "a", "lukin", and "sin".
 
== References ==
 
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