Comparison of jan Sonja's handwriting and linja pona

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Decompose the other examples from pu (pilin, ike, telo, lete, kala, lili, toki, pona, ma, kasi, alasa, nasin, awen, telo, a, li, suli) and add them to the table as secondary examples with rowspan

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This is a comparison between sitelen pona glyphs in Toki Pona: The Language of Good (as handwritten by Sonja Lang) and the font linja pona, illustrating the stylistic differences.

Table of comparisons[edit | edit source]

Word pu linja pona Notes on linja pona
a
akesi
ala
alasa
ale / ali Significantly taller
anpa Significantly taller
ante
anu
awen
e
en
esun More symmetrical design
ijo
ike
ilo Counters are taller, stem is shorter
insa Significantly taller
jaki Neither design should be seen as a default, as the glyph shape is flexible
jan
jelo Lower stroke of suno radical is omitted
jo Significantly wider
kala Significantly taller
kalama
kama
kasi More symmetrical design
(note: The amount of symmetry seems to be in free variation in the pu style. The kasi used in the "ma Kanata li suli" cartouche example is much more symmetrical, and the kasi radical in laso's pu version is fully symmetrical.)
ken Significantly wider
kepeken Significantly wider, ilo radical has a significantly shorter stem
kili
kiwen
ko More symmetrical design; neither design should be seen as a default, as the glyph shape is flexible
kon
kule
kulupu
kute Significantly wider
la Significantly wider and more circular
lape Significantly larger counter, much shorter stem
laso
lawa Shorter stem
len
lete
li
lili Significantly larger
linja Significantly taller
lipu
loje Components connected
lon
luka
lukin Significantly taller and rounder
lupa Significantly wider
ma
mama More oval-shaped; significantly wider bottom stroke
mani
meli
mi Significantly larger counter
mije
moku Components connected
moli
monsi
mu
mun
musi More circular
mute
nanpa
nasa
nasin Significantly wider
nena Significantly wider
ni Significantly wider
nimi
noka
o
olin Components connected
ona Significantly larger counter
open
pakala
pali
palisa Significantly wider
pan
pana Significantly wider
pi
pilin
pimeja
pini
pipi Significantly wider
poka Significantly taller
poki
pona
pu More square-shaped
sama
seli
selo Significantly taller (less apparent distinction with sijelo)
seme Significantly wider with an exaggerated curve
sewi
sijelo
sike
sin
sina Significantly larger counter
sinpin
sitelen
sona More square-shaped
soweli
suli Curved strokes
suno
supa
suwi
tan Longer stroke
taso Significantly wider
tawa
telo
tenpo
toki
tomo
tu
unpa Significantly wider, and more symmetrical design (no longer looks like pilin and palisa combined)
uta
utala
walo
wan Significantly wider
waso Larger angle shape, shorter stem
wawa Shape in the middle significantly taller and less circular
weka
wile