Recommended learning resources

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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

See also

• Cheat sheets
• Dictionaries
• Visual aids
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