Literature

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

Original works

• mi en waso Kaka en monsuta pi ma kasi by jan Pensa
• monsuta pi moku nimi by jan Pensa
• Nasi by jan Kepe (external link)
• toki musi pona by jan Mimoku (2011)
• tu kuntu by kule epiku Atawan and kala pona Tonyu (external link)

Translations

• jan Keta li weka! (Gerda malaperis!) by Claude Piron, trans. jan Tepo (External link)
• jan lawa lili (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, trans. Michael Fridman (2014)
• jan lawa lili (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, trans. jan Kijon, jan Nikola (2023)
• jan Pepa & soweli Kawa (Pepper&Carrot) by David Revoy, trans. jan Ke Tami
• jan Sitata (Siddhartha) by Hermann Hesse, trans. jan Kala (External link)
• ken len pi soweli telo Alapete (The Hidden Talent of Albert Otter), trans. jan Popo
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail, trans. 2006
• nasin suli pi jan Melin (The Life of Merlin), trans. jan Akiwen
• toki musi pi jan Esopo (Aesop's Fables), trans. jan Ne
• toki musi pi jan sama Kin (Grimms' Fairy Tales), trans. jan Ne
• toki soweli by Beatrix Potter, trans. jan Ke Tami

Books by Aaron Fingtam

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

Collections

• One Book One Life
• StoryWeaver

Originals

• mi sona e kalama soweli a! (2023) by jan Nikola

Booklets by waso Talu

• lipu lili mi nanpa wan
• pakala monsi
• akesi sike en poki pona
• kasi pi tomo mi
• jan kasi lili

Translations

• akesi pona tu (Frog and Toad Are Friends) by Arnold Lobel, trans. jan inwin
• jan Linsi en soweli suli (The Elephant in the Room) by Sam Wilson, trans. John Clifford, AetherStar and Stephan Schneider
• moku li pona li ike (Yummy Yummy) by Leslie Patricelli, trans. soweli Olijo
• o kama sona e jan Jan (Mr. Men), trans. jan Nikola
• poki lete lili pi wan taso (The Lonely Little Fridge) by Scott Robert Dawson, trans. jan Apikela (2022)
• soweli Pipu li utala e lawa ona (Bib bumps its head) by Ronald Leunissen, trans. Matej Pirih (2022)

Zines

Periodicals

• 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

• jaki pona
• kute mute

Short stories

Originals

• "mi lon" by kule epiku Atawan

Translations

• "jan lawa Oliki" ("Oleg the Wise"), a Slavic legend adapted by soweli Elepanto (updated in 2022, original version from 2009)
• "jan pi weka tan ma tomo Omela" ("The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas") by Ursula K. Le Guin, trans. soweli nata
• "poki pi telo Amonsijato" ("The Cask of Amontillado") by Edgar Allan Poe, trans. jan lili Enta

See also

• List of works by length
• Works at the Archive of Our Own