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[[File:RobWords Toki Pona video comments.png|250px|thumb|Analysis of first 1000 top-level comments on the video about Toki Pona by YouTuber Rob Watts (RobWords), demonstrating non-speakers' views of the practicality of the language]]
The '''practicality''' of Toki Pona for real-world use is debated, as it is a {{w|Philosophical language|philosophical}} {{w|artistic language}}. This extends to whether lack of fitness for various use cases would be a shortcoming of Toki Pona, thus devaluing it, or simply outside of its design goals.
Often, when people are introduced to the language, they voice concerns about Toki Pona being used in {{w|emergencies}}, or otherwise precise, risky, or jargon-heavy situations such as {{w|medical examination}}s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202121235/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/301380012156911616/1202926900633407529/robwordscomments.png|title=Stats from the 1000 first top-level comments on Robwords' video on Toki Pona|author={{tok|jan Sepulon}}|username=|date=2024-02-02|website=Discord
These concerns may stem from the assumption that Toki Pona has the same {{w|Finvenkism|goals of global adoption}} as the {{w|Esperanto movement}}; in reality, Toki Pona is not an [[international auxiliary language]], and many Tokiponists are against treating it as such.
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The book {{lipu pu|en}}, in the chapter "Limitations", claims the following:<ref>{{cite pu|11}}</ref>
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==Emergencies==
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As of 2024, Toki Pona is probably unsuitable for emergency situations due to the low number of speakers. Navigating emergencies in the language would be most likely to come up at a Toki Pona [[gathering]]. Instructions would ideally still be given multilingually, as often already occurs with natural languages. It remains to be seen whether Toki Pona will grow enough to become relevant in emergencies.
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