jan Sonja
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Sonja Lang,[a] better known in the Toki Pona community as jan Sonja (sitelen pona: jan [sona olin nasa jasima alasa]),[1] is a Canadian linguist and translator, known for the creation of Toki Pona and sitelen pona. She authored the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014) and compiled the Toki Pona Dictionary (2021). She speaks Acadian French, English, German, Malay, and Esperanto.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Lang was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, around 1978–1979.[2]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Previously known as Sonja Elen Kisa.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (13 March 2021). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. "at the moment: sona olin nasa jasima alasa". Discord. - ↑ (15 November 2009). "3-60". en.tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016.
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