Acronyms

The subject of this article is nonstandard and will not be understood by most speakers.

If you are a learner, this information will not help you speak the language. It is recommended to familiarize yourself with the standard style, and to be informed and selective about which nonstandard styles you adopt.

Some acronyms and initialisms for common phrases have seen use. They are sometimes resisted for concerns of lexicalizing the underlying phrases.

A Edit

alp: ale li pona ("all is well", "life is good", "don't worry")

J Edit

j-: jan (headnoun)

L Edit

lp

luka pona (sign language)
linja pona (font)

ls: linja sike (font)

M Edit

mpptp: ma pona pi toki pona (Discord server)

msa: mi sona ala ("idk", "I don't know")

S Edit

sp: sitelen pona (writing system by jan Sonja)

spp: sitelen pona pona (writing system)

spt: sitelen pona taso ("Sitelen Pona only")

sptp: suno pi toki pona (event)

ss: sitelen sitelen, sitelen suwi (writing system)

T Edit

tp: toki pona

tpt: toki pona taso ("Toki Pona only")

Substitute letters Edit

Some speakers use letters not in the Toki Pona alphabet to stand in for sitelen pona glyphs. Examples include x for ala, к (ka) for ken, ρ (rho) for mi, and Y? for anu seme. Thus, msa (mi sona ala) could become msx or ρsx.

Single-use Edit

Many single-use backronyms are created in the game Acrophobia (commonly musi Ako).

In sitelen pona, names are read as acronyms of the words written in a cartouche.

nimi sin Edit

Acronyms and initialisms have also been used to coin some nimi sin, sorted here by their recognition as of 2023:

Uncommon Edit

omekapo: o moku e kala pona

Obscure Edit

kamalawala: kama pi lawa ala

kuntu: kalama musi tan uta

kutopoma: kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku

melome: meli pi olin meli

mijomi: mije pi olin mije

peto: pana e telo oko

omekalike: o moku e kala ike

omen: o moli e mi