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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.

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Introductory overview

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

Official books

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

Toki Pona: The Language of Good (lipu pu), a lesson book with exercises
- Available in English (paperback, ebook), Esperanto, French, and German
- See also: Notes on lipu pu
Toki Pona Dictionary (lipu ku), a dictionary of example translations between English and Toki Pona
- Available in English

Online courses

lipu sona pona by /dev/urandom
- Available in Esperanto, German, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian
lipu sona by soweli Tesa
- Available in French, Italian, and Norwegian
o pilin e toki pona video lessons, full immersion method
toki pona lessons by jan Misali
- jan Misali has an older series, 12 days of sona pi toki pona . This is not recommended; see 12 Days of sona pi toki pona § Corrections and commentary for notes on some errors in this video series.
Learn Toki Pona! (WIP) video lessons by jan Kekan San
- Also in written form

Dictionaries

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

Toki Pona Memrise deck by jan Antele
- Goes with /dev/urandom's lessons. Has community-made/unofficial words in common use.
Anki deck sorted by word frequency

Others

nasin toki pona, a detailed grammar for Toki Pona by jan Juli
- Available in German
Toki Pona Cheat Sheet by jan Sa
toki pona today, a set of lessons with audio and per-word exercises

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 ** 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.
-* '''''Learn Toki Pona!''''' (WIP) by jan Kekan San
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-** [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoLQoll2U6WEeCO7C2oc1LTWgkoBC8rvT In video lesson form]
+** '''[https://mun.la/sona/ Also in written form]'''
-** '''[https://mun.la/sona/ In written form]'''
 ===Dictionaries===

Toki Pona
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