Native speakers

The existence of native speakers of Toki Pona is a contentious issue.

Erik Sealander

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• https://lukapona.blogspot.com/2023/02/native-speakers-pi-toki-ponali-lon-ala.html?m=1
• https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/1074315891732393984

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Reddit user u/eriksealander, referred to Erik Sealander throughout the rest of the article, is a language teacher, often regarded as the father of the first native speakers of Toki Pona. In an interview with Aronora, he stated that he started teaching his children Toki Pona as he is a language enthusiast and for the benefits of multilingualism at a young age. His children are also multilingual in both English and Arabic.

Sealander has stated that his older daughter, called jan Lililan, can understand the basics of Toki Pona, answering prompts and producing speech. In 2021, he posted a picture of her sitelen pona writing practice claiming that she could recognize 43 glyphs with flash cards at only four-years old.

External links

• Interview with Erik Sealander

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