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{{Short description|Curated list of resources for learning Toki Pona}}
This is a list of [[Toki Pona]] '''learning resources''', based on recommendations from the [//discord.gg/aEmdTgvzfW {{tok|kama sona}}] learning server on Discord.
{{Hatnote|For a list of all learning resources, see [[Learning resources]].}}


There are multiple ways to learn a language, like grammar lessons, exercises, flashcards, [[media]] consumption, and [[Communities|speaking practice]]. If a method isn't helping you, try the others.
This is a curated list of '''learning resources''' for [[Toki Pona]], based on recommendations from the {{tok|kama sona}} learning server on {{w|Discord}}. There are multiple ways to learn a language, such as grammar lessons, exercises, flashcards, [[media]] consumption, and [[Communities|speaking practice]]. If one method is not helping you, try the others.


Joining a [[community]] will help you practice using the language and let proficient speakers catch your mistakes.
Joining a [[community]] will help you practice using the language and let proficient speakers catch your mistakes.

==Introductory overview==
Start by watching the video [https://youtu.be/5phj5Ae80h8 "Toki Pona in 18 Minutes"] by {{tok|ilo Tani}}.


==Official books==
==Official books==
The official books are by [[Sonja Lang]], the creator of Toki Pona!
The official books are by [[Sonja Lang]], the creator of Toki Pona.


* [//tokipona.org '''''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'''''] ({{tp|lipu pu}}), a lesson book with exercises
* '''''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]''''' ({{tp|lipu pu}}), a lesson book with exercises
** {{cdot|Available in [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0978292308 English (paperback, ebook)], [https://amazon.com/dp/9464376090 Esperanto], [https://amazon.fr/dp/0978292359/ French], and [https://amazon.de/dp/B09MJ8JPV6 German]}}
** See ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]''.
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** See also: [https://tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]
** {{cdot|{{lang|de|[//amazon.de/dp/B09MJ8JPV6 Verfügbar auf Deutsch]}}; {{lang|eo|[//amazon.com/dp/9464376090 Havebla en Esperanto]}}; {{lang|fr|[//amazon.fr/dp/0978292359/ Disponible en français]}}}}
* [//amazon.com/dp/0978292367 '''''Toki Pona Dictionary'''''] ({{tp|lipu ku}}), a dictionary of example translations between English and Toki Pona
* '''''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''''' ({{tp|lipu ku}}), a dictionary of example translations between English and Toki Pona
** {{cdot|Available in [https://amazon.com/dp/0978292367 English]}}
** See ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''.
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** [//tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]


==Online courses==
==Online courses==
* [//lipu-sona.pona.la '''{{tp|lipu sona pona}}'''] by /dev/urandom
* '''[https://lipu-sona.pona.la {{tp|lipu sona pona}}]''' by /dev/urandom
** {{cdot|{{lang|de|[//lipu-sona.pona.la/de_index Verfügbar auf Deutsch]}}; {{lang|eo|[//lipu-sona.pona.la/eo_index Havebla en Esperanto]}}; {{lang|pl|[//lipu-sona.pona.la/pl_index Dostępne w języku polskim]}}; {{lang|pt|[//lipu-sona.pona.la/pt_index Disponível em português]}}; {{lang|ru|[//lipu-sona.pona.la/ru_index Доступно на русском языке]}}}}
** {{cdot|Available in [https://lipu-sona.pona.la/eo_index Esperanto], [https://lipu-sona.pona.la/de_index German], [https://lipu-sona.pona.la/pl_index Polish], [https://lipu-sona.pona.la/pt_index Portuguese], and [https://lipu-sona.pona.la/ru_index Russian]}}
* [//sowelitesa.kittycat.homes/lipu-sona '''{{tp|lipu sona}}'''] by {{tok|soweli Tesa}}
* '''[https://lipu-sona.kittycat.homes/en {{tp|lipu sona}}]''' by {{tok|soweli Tesa}}
** {{cdot|{{lang|no|[//sowelitesa.kittycat.homes/lipu-sona/no Tilgjengelig på norsk]}}; {{lang|it|[//sowelitesa.kittycat.homes/lipu-sona/it/ Disponibile in italiano]}}; {{lang|fr|[//sowelitesa.kittycat.homes/lipu-sona/fr/ Disponible en français]}}}}
** {{cdot|Available in [https://lipu-sona.kittycat.homes/fr/ French], [https://lipu-sona.kittycat.homes/it/ Italian], and [https://lipu-sona.kittycat.homes/no Norwegian]}}
* [//youtube.com/watch?v=j_a0s0wowhE&list=PLwYL9_SRAk8EXSZPSTm9lm2kD_Z1RzUgm '''{{tp|o pilin e toki pona}}'''] video lessons, full immersion method
* '''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=j_a0s0wowhE&list=PLwYL9_SRAk8EXSZPSTm9lm2kD_Z1RzUgm {{tp|o pilin e toki pona}}]''' video lessons, full immersion method
* '''''[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuYLhuXt4HrQwIDV7FBkA8zApw0pnEJrX toki pona lessons]''''' by {{tok|[[jan Misali]]}}
* [//mun.la/toki-pona/#kama-sona-learning '''{{tp|kama sona}}'''] by {{tok|jan Kekan San}} (WIP) video lessons
* [//youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuYLhuXt4HrQIv3xnDxZqRaLfmxB2U5rJ '''''12 Days of {{tok|sona pi toki pona}}'''''] by {{tok|[[jan Misali]]}}
** jan Misali has an older series, [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjOmpMyMxd8T9lZjF36c4mn4YgwZ4ToT6 ''12 days of sona pi toki pona''] . This is not recommended; see {{sect|12 Days of sona pi toki pona#Corrections and commentary|''12 Days of {{tok|sona pi toki pona}}''#Corrections and commentary}} for notes on some errors in this video series.
* '''''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoLQoll2U6WEeCO7C2oc1LTWgkoBC8rvT Learn Toki Pona!]''''' (WIP) video lessons by jan Kekan San
** See [[12 Days of sona pi toki pona|''12 Days of {{tok|sona pi toki pona}}'' § Corrections and commentary]] for notes on some errors in this video series.
** '''[https://mun.la/sona/ Also in written form]'''
* [//mun.la '''Learn Toki Pona!'''] by {{tok|jan Kekan San}} (WIP)


==Other resources==
===Dictionaries===
* [//github.com/kilipan/nasin-toki '''{{tp|nasin toki pona}}'''], a detailed grammar for Toki Pona by {{tok|jan Juli}}
* '''{{tok|[[Linku]]}}''', a searchable dictionary by {{tok|[[kala Asi]]}}.
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** {{cdot|{{lang|de|[//github.com/kilipan/nasin-toki/blob/main/de.md Verfügbar auf Deutsch]}}}}
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* [//jansa-tp.github.io/tpcheatsheet/Toki%20Pona%20Cheat%20Sheet%20v2.pdf '''Toki Pona Cheat Sheet'''] by {{tok|jan Sa}}
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* [//app.memrise.com/course/6039964/toki-pona-jan-lentans-course-with-audio '''Toki Pona Memrise deck'''] by {{tok|jan Antele}}
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** Goes with /dev/urandom's lessons. Has community-made/unofficial words in common use.
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* [//ankiweb.net/shared/info/206063196 '''Anki deck sorted by word frequency''']
* [//nimi.pona.la '''Dictionary based on Sonja Lang's community polling'''] by {{tok|jan Sasi}}
* '''{{tok|[[ijo Linku]]}}''', a searchable dictionary by {{tok|kala Asi}}
** Recommended to select only "core words" and "widespread words".
** Recommended to select only "core words" and "widespread words".
** {{cdot|Available in multiple languages.}}
** <small>Available in: {{lang|ar|اللغة العربية}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ceb_l|Sinugboanon (Sa Sinulatan Nga Latin)}}{{cdot}}{{lang|cs|Čeština}}{{cdot}}{{lang|cy|Cymraeg}}{{cdot}}{{lang|da|Dansk}}{{cdot}}{{lang|de|Deutsch}}{{cdot}}{{lang|el|Ελληνικά}}{{cdot}}{{lang|eo|Esperanto}}{{cdot}}{{lang|es|Español}}{{cdot}}{{lang|fi|Suomi}}{{cdot}}{{lang|fr|Français}}{{cdot}}{{lang|haw|ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi}}{{cdot}}{{lang|he|עברית}}{{cdot}}{{lang|hi|हिंदी}}{{cdot}}{{lang|hr|Hrvatski}}{{cdot}}{{lang|id|Bahasa Indonesia}}{{cdot}}{{lang|io|Ido}}{{cdot}}{{lang|isv_c|Меджусловјанскы (кирилица)}}{{cdot}}{{lang|isv_l|Medžuslovjansky (latinica)}}{{cdot}}{{lang|it|Italiano}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ith_n|Malëuţřait}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ja|日本語}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ko|한국어}}{{cdot}}{{lang|la|Latina}}{{cdot}}{{lang|lt|Lietuvių}}{{cdot}}{{lang|mi|Te Reo Māori}}{{cdot}}{{lang|nl|Nederlands}}{{cdot}}{{lang|nno|Norsk (Nynorsk)}}{{cdot}}{{lang|nob|Norsk (Bokmål)}}{{cdot}}{{lang|pa|ਪੰਜਾਬੀ}}{{cdot}}{{lang|pl|Polski}}{{cdot}}{{lang|pt|Português}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ro|Română}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ru|Русский}}{{cdot}}{{lang|sl|Slovenščina}}{{cdot}}{{lang|sv|Svenska}}{{cdot}}{{lang|tkl|Te Gagana Tokelau}}{{cdot}}{{lang|tl_l|Tagalog (Latin)}}{{cdot}}{{tok|toki pona}}{{cdot}}{{lang|tr|Türkçe}}{{cdot}}{{lang|uk|Українська}}{{cdot}}{{lang|ur|اردو}}{{cdot}}{{lang|zh_hans|中文（简体）}}{{cdot}}{{lang|zh_hant|中文（繁體）}}</small>
* [//tokipona.today '''{{tok|toki pona}} today'''], a set of lessons with audio and per-word exercises
* '''[https://nimi.pona.la {{tok|nimi.pona.la}}]''', dictionary based on Sonja Lang's community polling, by {{tok|jan Sasi}}

===Flashcards===
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* '''[https://app.memrise.com/community/course/6039964/toki-pona-jan-lentans-course-with-audio/ Toki Pona Memrise deck]''' by {{tok|jan Antele}}
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** Goes with /dev/urandom's lessons. Has community-made/unofficial words in common use.
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* '''[https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/206063196 Anki deck sorted by word frequency]'''

===Others===
* '''[https://github.com/kilipan/nasin-toki {{tp|nasin toki pona}}]''', a detailed grammar for Toki Pona by {{tok|jan Juli}}
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** {{cdot|Available in [https://github.com/kilipan/nasin-toki/blob/main/de.md German]}}
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* '''[https://jansa-tp.github.io/tpcheatsheet/Toki%20Pona%20Cheat%20Sheet%20v2.pdf Toki Pona Cheat Sheet]''' by {{tok|jan Sa}}
* '''[https://tokipona.today {{tok|toki pona}} today]''', a set of lessons with audio and per-word exercises


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Dictionaries]]
* [[Dictionaries]]
* [[Visual aids]]
* [[Visual aids]]
* [[What's next?]]
{{General}}
{{General}}
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[[Category:Resources| ]]

Latest revision as of 04:44, 6 April 2024

For a list of all learning resources, see Learning resources.

This is a curated list of learning resources for Toki Pona, based on recommendations from the kama sona learning server on Discord. There are multiple ways to learn a language, such as grammar lessons, exercises, flashcards, media consumption, and speaking practice. If one method is not helping you, try the others.

Joining a community will help you practice using the language and let proficient speakers catch your mistakes.

Introductory overview[edit | edit source]

Start by watching the video "Toki Pona in 18 Minutes" by ilo Tani.

Official books[edit | edit source]

The official books are by Sonja Lang, the creator of Toki Pona.

Online courses[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

  • Linku, a searchable dictionary by kala Asi.
    • Recommended to select only "core words" and "widespread words".
    • Available in multiple languages.
  • nimi.pona.la, dictionary based on Sonja Lang's community polling, by jan Sasi

Flashcards[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

Development and usage jan Sonja · Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014) · Tokiponidos · Software (Tools · Fonts) · suno pi toki pona · Toki Pona census · Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) · UCSUR · Linku · ISO 639-3
Conventions Phonology (Phonotactics) · Words (Tokiponization) · Grammar (Word order) · Social conventions · Writing systems (sitelen Lasina · sitelen pona · sitelen sitelen) · luka pona (sign language) · Number systems · Calendar systems · Styles (pu · pu-rism · ku · Nonstandard)
Philosophy Minimalism · Context · Circumlocution · Expression · Lexicalization · Multiple sentences · Comparisons
Resources Frequently asked questions · Courses · Dictionaries · Cheat sheets · Visual aids · Communities · Websites · Media
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