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'''''12 Days of sona pi toki pona''''' is a video series created in 2015 by {{tok|[[jan Misali]]}} that teaches the basics of [[Toki Pona]].

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 ''{{tp|[[pu]]''}} vocabulary (day 12 also introduces the "[[synonym]]s").

Each episode was created in one day<ref>[//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 ''{{tp|[[pu]]''}}<ref>[//tokiponacensus.github.io/results2022/#how-people-learned-toki-pona Results of the 2022 Toki Pona census - how people learned Toki Pona]</ref>. {{tok|jan Misali}} is creating a new series as a replacement, titled [[toki pona lessons (jan Misali)|''toki pona lessons'']].

* ''{{tp|jan ike''}} doesn't always mean "enemy". It can also only mean "enemy" if it's a person, because of the ''{{tp|jan''}}. See [[Lexicalization]].

* ''{{tp|[[li]]''}} does not mean "is". ''{{tp|li''}} is a particle that comes before a [[predicate]] in a [[sentence]].

* ''{{tp|mi wile e moku''}} is not incorrect. ''{{tp|moku''}} can be a direct object in this sentence. ''{{tp|mi wile moku''}} means "I want to eat", but ''{{tp|mi wile e moku''}} means "I 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 ''{{tp|nasa''}} is [[Toki Pona Dictionary (pu)|defined]] in ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]'' as "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 [//linku.la/?q=nasa ''{{tp|nasa''}}] on [[lipu Linku]].

* ''{{tp|[[pi]]''}} does not mean "of". It only rebrackets adjective phrases. See ''{{tp|[[pi]]''}}.

* In general, A ''A {{tok|[[la]]''}} B'' 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''}} really only means "reptile" or "amphibian", which is reflected in ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''.

* ''{{tp|anpa''}} can also mean "bottom" or "area below". ''{{tp|lon anpa''}} is used much more commonly than ''{{tp|lon noka''}} for below. ''{{tp|lon noka''}} can specifically mean "at the foot of; resting at the same level as the lowest part". If ''{{tp|lon anpa''}} is contrasted, it would mean "completely underneath the lowest part".

* ''{{tp|[[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 [[semantic (value)|meaning]]; it's just emphasis.

* jan Misali repeated ''{{tp|len''}} here. replace ''{{tp|len''}} with ''{{tp|supa''}}, meaning "flat (horizontal) surface" (e.g. furniture).

* ''{{tp|kin''}}, ''{{tp|oko''}}, and ''{{tp|namako''}} are usually not the exact same as ''{{tp|a''}}, ''{{tp|lukin''}}, and ''{{tp|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 ''{{tp|a''}}, ''{{tp|lukin''}}, and ''{{tp|sin''}}. See [[Synonyms]].