Recommended learning resources

This is a list of Toki Pona learning resources, based on recommendations from the kama sona learning server on Discord.

There are multiple ways to learn a language, like grammar lessons, exercises, flashcards, media consumption, and speaking practice. If a method isn't helping you, try the others.

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

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
  • See Toki Pona: The Language of Good.
  • Verfügbar auf Deutsch · Havebla en Esperanto · Disponible en français
• Toki Pona Dictionary (lipu ku), a dictionary of example translations between English and Toki Pona
  • See Toki Pona Dictionary.
  • Notes on lipu pu

Online courses

• lipu sona pona by /dev/urandom
  • Verfügbar auf Deutsch · Havebla en Esperanto · Dostępne w języku polskim · Disponível em português · Доступно на русском языке
• lipu sona by soweli Tesa
  • Tilgjengelig på norsk · Disponibile in italiano · Disponible en français
• o pilin e toki pona video lessons, full immersion method
• kama sona by jan Kekan San (WIP) video lessons
• 12 Days of sona pi toki pona by jan Misali
  • See 12 Days of sona pi toki pona § Corrections and commentary for notes on some errors in this video series.
• Learn Toki Pona! by jan Kekan San (WIP)

Other resources

• nasin toki pona, a detailed grammar for Toki Pona by jan Juli
  • Verfügbar auf Deutsch
• Toki Pona Cheat Sheet by jan Sa
• 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
• Dictionary based on Sonja Lang's community polling by jan Sasi
• ijo Linku, a searchable dictionary by kala Asi
  • Recommended to select only "core words" and "widespread words".
  • Available in: اللغة العربية · Sinugboanon (Sa Sinulatan Nga Latin) · Čeština · Cymraeg · Dansk · Deutsch · Ελληνικά · Esperanto · Español · Suomi · Français · ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi · עברית · हिंदी · Hrvatski · Bahasa Indonesia · Ido · Меджусловјанскы (кирилица) · Medžuslovjansky (latinica) · Italiano · Malëuţřait · 日本語 · 한국어 · Latina · Lietuvių · Te Reo Māori · Nederlands · Norsk (Nynorsk) · Norsk (Bokmål) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · Polski · Português · Română · Русский · Slovenščina · Svenska · Te Gagana Tokelau · Tagalog (Latin) · toki pona · Türkçe · Українська · اردو · 中文（简体） · 中文（繁體）
• toki pona today, a set of lessons with audio and per-word exercises

See also

• Cheat sheets
• Dictionaries
• Visual aids