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{{Hatnote|For a bibliography of works, see [[Bibliography]].}}
Book-sized pieces of literature in toki pona:

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTPNbOI0bcy31sRnziHm0urd__61l2-N7952qNG3WXxOTzMn8NAXmouv0uzTY5eiBip4vTA1ThRTxRc/pub jan Keta li weka] (Gerda Malaperis)
This is a list of '''literature works''' written in [[Toki Pona]]. The official books by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}, mainly written in other languages, are ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]'' (2014) and ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]'' (2021). [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Toki Pona edition)]] (2024) is {{tp|jan Sonja}}'s first book in the {{tp|[[su]]}} series, comprised of coloured illustrated stories. {{tp|jan Osu pi wawa nasa}}, as it is called in Toki Pona, is written in sitelen pona with an additional back-translation into English after each chapter.
* [https://tokipona.org/sitata/ jan Sitata] (Siddhartha)

* [https://peppercarrot.com/tp/ jan Pepa & soweli Kawa]
==Books==
* [https://archive.org/details/toki-soweli toki soweli] tan jan Beatrix Potter

* [https://www.lulu.com/shop/jan-mimoku/toki-musi-pona/ebook/product-17470545.html toki musi pona]
===Original works===
* picture books
* [https://utala.pona.la/toki-en-lipu/lipu-suli/mi-en-waso-Kaka.html {{tp|mi en waso Kaka en monsuta pi ma kasi}}] by {{tok|[[jan Pensa]]}}
** [https://onebookonelife.cyu.fr/livres/ One Book One Life]
* [https://lipumonsuta.neocities.org/kijetesantakalu-monsuta/monsuta-pi-moku-nimi {{tp|monsuta pi moku nimi}}] by {{tok|[[jan Pensa]]}}
** [https://storyweaver.org.in/search?language=Toki%20Pona&sort=Ratings StoryWeaver]
* {{tp|[[Nasi]]}} by {{tok|jan Kepe}} ([https://utala.pona.la/toki-en-lipu/lipu-suli/nasi.html external link])
** [http://www.samwilsonwriting.com/elephant---tp.php jan Linsi en soweli suli]
* [https://lulu.com/shop/jan-mimoku/toki-musi-pona/ebook/product-17470545.html {{tp|toki musi pona}}] by {{tok|jan Mimoku}} (2011)
** [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD2VPRNR soweli Pipu li utala e lawa ona]
* {{tp|[[tu kuntu]]}} by {{tok|kule epiku Atawan}} and {{tok|[[kala pona Tonyu]]}} ([https://wikisource.org/wiki/Tu_kuntu external link])
** [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/poki-lete-lili-pi-wan-taso-scott-robert-dawson/1141864414 poki lete lili pi wan taso]

* Books by Fingtam Languages
===Translations===
** '''akesi seli lili''' is a book about a dragon entirely in toki pona, with the same story told 3 times in different difficulty levels. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PiEP4NiP7SWHWSxIVazSyTXbzgfxgp7b PDF], [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087RGBT1S Buy as a book]
* {{tp|[[jan Keta li weka!]]}} ({{lang|eo|''{{w|Gerda malaperis!}}''}}) by {{w|Claude Piron}}, trans. {{tok|jan Tepo}} ([https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTPNbOI0bcy31sRnziHm0urd__61l2-N7952qNG3WXxOTzMn8NAXmouv0uzTY5eiBip4vTA1ThRTxRc/pub External link])
** '''meli olin moli''' is a book about a zombie girlfriend entirely in toki pona, with the same story told 3 times in different difficulty levels. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KfrTf4GPBdN1Y7xCsWCWBPt6mYXnMzRZ PDF], [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08QFBMWPN Buy as a book]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161027090542/http://failbluedot.com:80/toki_pona/jan_lawa_lili {{tp|jan lawa lili}}] (''{{w|The Little Prince}}'') by {{w|Antoine de Saint-Exupéry}}, trans. Michael Fridman (2014)
** '''Toki Pona - English Micro Stories for beginners and intermediate learners''' is a book containing one-page stories in toki pona. The paperback version also includes the English version of each text. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pc4Hkr7urFtq7fpYUhwL284MFCVexSRmR5RcMf1DVK0/edit Free version], [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B287LSMN/ Buy as a book]
* [https://jan-lawa-lili.gitlab.io/index.html {{tp|jan lawa lili}}] (''The Little Prince'') by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, trans. {{tok|jan Kijon}}, {{tok|jan Nikola}} (2023)
** '''kon jan lon tomo''' is a book about a haunted house entirely in toki pona, with the same story told 3 times in different difficulty levels. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16EXEzMWH_ED0fNLa_o0RmVobfknrCqFr/viewPDF], [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ99WG61 Buy as a book]
* [https://peppercarrot.com/tp/ {{tp|jan Pepa & soweli Kawa}}] (''{{w|Pepper&Carrot}}'') by {{w|David Revoy}}, trans. {{tok|jan Ke Tami}}
* {{tp|[[jan Sitata]]}} (''{{w|Siddhartha}}'') by {{w|Hermann Hesse}}, trans. {{tok|jan Kala}} ([https://tokipona.org/sitata External link])
* [https://archive.org/details/albert-otter-reading-order {{tp|ken len pi soweli telo Alapete}}] (''{{w|The Hidden Talent of Albert Otter}}''), trans. {{tok|jan Popo}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061210162148/http://tokipona.esperanto-jeunes.org/text/mphg.html ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''], trans. 2006
* [http://frederic.magniette.org/tokipona/nasinmelin_bl.pdf {{tp|nasin suli pi jan Melin}}] (''{{w|The Life of Merlin}}''), trans. {{tok|jan Akiwen}}
* [https://jan-ne.github.io/lipu/Esopo {{tp|toki musi pi jan Esopo}}] (''{{w|Aesop's Fables}}''), trans. {{tok|jan Ne}}
* [https://jan-ne.github.io/lipu/jan-sama-Kin {{tp|toki musi pi jan sama Kin}}] (''{{w|Grimms' Fairy Tales}}''), trans. {{tok|jan Ne}}
* [https://archive.org/details/toki-soweli {{tp|toki soweli}}] by {{w|Beatrix Potter}}, trans. {{tok|jan Ke Tami}}

===Books by Aaron Fingtam===
The following books were written by Arron Fingtam, translated by {{tok|jan Ne}}, and narrated by {{tok|jan Po}}.

* ''Toki Pona Stories'': {{tp|akesi seli lili}}
::A story about a dragon, told 3 times in different difficulty levels.
::[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PiEP4NiP7SWHWSxIVazSyTXbzgfxgp7b PDF], [https://amazon.com/dp/B087RGBT1S paperback (Amazon)]
* ''Toki Pona Stories'': {{tp|meli olin moli}}
::A story about a zombie girlfriend, told 3 times in different difficulty levels.
::[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KfrTf4GPBdN1Y7xCsWCWBPt6mYXnMzRZ PDF], [https://amazon.com/dp/B08QFBMWPN paperback (Amazon)]
* ''Toki Pona Stories'': {{tp|kon jan lon tomo}}
::A story about a haunted house, told 3 times in different difficulty levels.
::[https://drive.google.com/file/d/16EXEzMWH_ED0fNLa_o0RmVobfknrCqFr PDF], [https://amazon.com/dp/B0BQ99WG61 paperback (Amazon)]
* ''Toki Pona - English Micro Stories for beginners and intermediate learners''
::A book of one-page stories. The paperback version also includes the English version of each text.
::[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pc4Hkr7urFtq7fpYUhwL284MFCVexSRmR5RcMf1DVK0 Google Docs], [https://amazon.com/dp/B0B287LSMN paperback (Amazon)]

==Picture books==

===Collections===
* [https://onebookonelife.cyu.fr/livres One Book One Life]
* [https://storyweaver.org.in/search?language=Toki%20Pona&sort=Ratings StoryWeaver]

===Originals===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/301380012156911616/1066979174151110766/kalama_soweli.pdf {{tp|mi sona e kalama soweli a!}}] (2023) by {{tok|jan Nikola}}
* [https://jan-nikola.gitlab.io/kala-makala/ {{tp|kala Makala o kalama a!}}] (2024) by {{tok|jan Nikola}}

====Booklets by {{tok|waso Talu}}====
* [https://waso-talu.neocities.org/lipu-lili/lipu-lili-mi-nanpa-wan {{tp|lipu lili mi nanpa wan}}]
* [https://waso-talu.neocities.org/lipu-lili/pakala-monsi {{tp|pakala monsi}}]
* [https://waso-talu.neocities.org/lipu-lili/akesi-sike-en-poki-pona {{tp|akesi sike en poki pona}}]
* [https://waso-talu.neocities.org/lipu-lili/kasi-pi-tomo-mi {{tp|kasi pi tomo mi}}]
* [https://waso-talu.neocities.org/sitelen-kulupu/jan-kasi-lili {{tp|jan kasi lili}}]

===Translations===
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OXasJRYbz5GLNGc0aCL-rr4KCo0JyM1P/view?usp=sharing {{tp|akesi pona tu}}] (''{{w|Frog and Toad Are Friends}}'') by {{w|Arnold Lobel}}, trans. {{tok|jan inwin}}
* [https://samwilsonwriting.com/elephant---tp.php {{tp|jan Linsi en soweli suli}}] (''The Elephant in the Room'') by Sam Wilson, trans. John Clifford, AetherStar and Stephan Schneider
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iP4IzrQDOKTjD-ubEsScfvUrOMlVVIEX74owZRJT0pA {{tp|moku li pona li ike}}] (''Yummy Yummy'') by Leslie Patricelli, trans. {{tok|soweli Olijo}}
* [https://jan-nikola.gitlab.io/jan-jan {{tp|o kama sona e jan Jan}}] (''{{w|Mr. Men}}''), trans. {{tok|jan Nikola}}
* [https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/poki-lete-lili-pi-wan-taso-scott-robert-dawson/1141864414 {{tp|poki lete lili pi wan taso}}] (''The Lonely Little Fridge'') by Scott Robert Dawson, trans. {{tok|jan Apikela}} (2022)
* [https://amazon.com/dp/B0BD2VPRNR {{tp|soweli Pipu li utala e lawa ona}}] (''Bib bumps its head'') by Ronald Leunissen, trans. Matej Pirih (2022)

==Zines==

===Periodicals===
* {{tp|[[lipu kule]]}} - articles about various subjects, released irregularly
* {{tp|[[lipu monsuta]]}} - horror fiction, released yearly
* {{tp|[[lipu tenpo]]}} - articles about various subjects, some poetry and comics, released monthly

===Single releases===
* [https://toki.pona.billsmugs.com/lipu-tenpo/2022-06-23-jaki-pona/jaki-pona.pdf {{tp|jaki pona}}]
* [http://kute.la/km01pre2.pdf {{tp|kute mute}}]

==Short stories==

===Originals===
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FwKYb31Bx30o7FYUe1r9UjhR4dLXRR2yHNDJS7JBoV4/edit "{{tok|mi lon}}"] by {{tok|kule epiku Atawan}}

===Translations===
* [https://wikisource.org/wiki/Jan_lawa_Oliki_(2022) "{{tok|jan lawa Oliki}}"] ("Oleg the Wise"), a Slavic legend adapted by {{tok|soweli Elepanto}} (updated in 2022, [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=5677#p5677 original version] from 2009)
* [https://equa.space/toki-pona/omela/ "{{tok|jan pi weka tan ma tomo Omela}}"] ("{{w|The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas}}") by {{w|Ursula K. Le Guin}}, trans. {{tok|soweli nata}}
* [https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1FDUkWFxzWLlDj9xYIuMXIpC5G59_o_g_hW-bCPTV0hw/edit "{{tok|poki pi telo Amonsijato}}"] ("{{w|The Cask of Amontillado}}") by {{w|Edgar Allan Poe}}, trans. {{tok|jan lili Enta}}

==See also==
* [[List of works by length]]
* Works at [https://ao3.gay the Archive of Our Own]
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 25 June 2024

For a bibliography of works, see Bibliography.

This is a list of literature works written in Toki Pona. The official books by jan Sonja, mainly written in other languages, are Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014) and Toki Pona Dictionary (2021). The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Toki Pona edition) (2024) is jan Sonja's first book in the su series, comprised of coloured illustrated stories. jan Osu pi wawa nasa, as it is called in Toki Pona, is written in sitelen pona with an additional back-translation into English after each chapter.

Books[edit | edit source]

Original works[edit | edit source]

Translations[edit | edit source]

Books by Aaron Fingtam[edit | edit source]

The following books were written by Arron Fingtam, translated by jan Ne, and narrated by jan Po.

  • Toki Pona Stories: akesi seli lili
A story about a dragon, told 3 times in different difficulty levels.
PDF, paperback (Amazon)
  • Toki Pona Stories: meli olin moli
A story about a zombie girlfriend, told 3 times in different difficulty levels.
PDF, paperback (Amazon)
  • Toki Pona Stories: kon jan lon tomo
A story about a haunted house, told 3 times in different difficulty levels.
PDF, paperback (Amazon)
  • Toki Pona - English Micro Stories for beginners and intermediate learners
A book of one-page stories. The paperback version also includes the English version of each text.
Google Docs, paperback (Amazon)

Picture books[edit | edit source]

Collections[edit | edit source]

Originals[edit | edit source]

Booklets by waso Talu[edit | edit source]

Translations[edit | edit source]

Zines[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

  • lipu kule - articles about various subjects, released irregularly
  • lipu monsuta - horror fiction, released yearly
  • lipu tenpo - articles about various subjects, some poetry and comics, released monthly

Single releases[edit | edit source]

Short stories[edit | edit source]

Originals[edit | edit source]

Translations[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Audio Audiobooks · Dubs · Podcasts · Music
Literature Bibliography · Books · Audiobooks · Comics · Corpora · In sitelen pona · Zines (lipu kule · lipu monsuta · lipu tenpo)
Constrained writing Poetry (Formats) · Palindromes · Pangrams · Tongue twisters
Games Games · Minecraft
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