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{{Short description|2014 textbook by Sonja Lang}}
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{{lipu pona
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|blurb='''''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]''''', known in [[Toki Pona]] as ('''{{tp|[[lipu pu]]}}''' or (less formally) [[#pu|'''{{tp|pu}}''']], is the foundational resource of modern [[Toki Pona]]. It was written by [[Sonja Lang]], to describefinalizing her waywork ofon speakingToki the languagePona and finalizerecording her work[[Styles onof Toki Pona|style of speaking the language]] at the time. ItThe book was originally published in English in 2014., with Allseveral [[Toki Pona: The Language of Good#Editions|language editions]] are available for purchase at [//tokipona.org tokipona.org]since.
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[[File:Toki Pona books across a table.jpg|250px|thumb|Copies of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' scattered on a table]]
{{Official Toki Pona}}
'''''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''''', also known as '''{{tp|lipu pu}}''' or simply '''{{tp|[[pu]]}}''',<ref>{{cite ku|6}} See [[Notes on lipu pu|Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]].<blockquote>Technically, the word {{tp|pu}} describes the relationship and interaction between a person ({{tp|jan pu}}) and the book ({{tp|lipu pu}}). In informal usage, a number of people use {{tp|pu}} as a name for the book itself or the variety of Toki Pona presented in it.</blockquote></ref> is the foundational resource of modern [[Toki Pona]]. It was written by [[Sonja Lang]], finalizing her work on Toki Pona and recording her [[Styles of Toki Pona|style of speaking the language]] at the time.<ref>{{cite pu|7, 62}}</ref><ref>{{cite ku|5}} See [[Notes on lipu pu|Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]].</ref> The book was originally published in English in 2014, with several [[#Editions|language editions]] since.
 
==Contents==
''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' presentsopens by presenting Toki Pona's [[philosophy]], and is mostly dedicated to lessons and exercises, with texts and dictionaries afterward. ItsAs stated in the edition notice, its [[Dictionary (pu)|main dictionary section]] is released to the public domain.
 
The set of Toki Pona words used in {{tp|lipu pu}} is called {{tp|[[nimi pu]]}}. They include 120 main words, with 1 pronunciation variant, and 3 words [[Synonyms#"Synonyms" in pu|presented as "[[synonymsynonyms"]]s" (but used as separate words to varying degrees before and since).
 
The book also features two [[writing system]]s created for the language: {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}}, (which it fully describes), and the earlier {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} by [[Jonathan Gabel]].
 
''[[TokiThe Pona Dictionary]]''{{ku|en}} has since amended {{tp|pu}}<nowiki />'s material with the section "[//tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf[Notes on lipu pu|Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]]", which states that {{tp|pu}} must "be a {{w|living document}}". Later editions of {{tp|pu}} integrate these amendments in footnotes and appendices.
 
=={{tp|pu}}==
{{Hatnote|See also [[ku]], [[Reserved words]].}}
{{nimi|pu
| PoS = content word
}}
The word {{tp|pu}} is defined as "interacting with the official Toki Pona book". This generally refers to [[nimi pu|words]] and ways of speaking that are featured in ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''..
 
===Semantic space===
{{tp|pu}} is sometimes used as a reference frame. For example, {{tp|[[tenpo pu]]}} can refer to "the [[era]] of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''", starting with its publication. Earth can be called {{tp|mun pu nanpa wan}}, "the first celestial body to interact with ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''".
 
====Extensions====
{{Nonstandard}}
Due to the wording of its definition, {{tp|pu}} is sometimes extended to unintuitive interactions. For a practical example, a surface upon which a copy of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' is resting would be {{tp|supa pu}}, even though it is not engaging with the text content of the book. A similar common joke is that the book should not be called {{tp|pu}} in general, but a stack of copies is {{tp|pu}}, since each copy is "interacting" with another.
 
Rarely, {{tp|pu}} is extended to mean "official", to refer to other authoritative documents such as a {{w|constitution}}, or to describe conventional and {{w|standard language}} as opposed to {{w|slang}}.<ref>{{cite ku|336}}</ref>
 
===={{tp|pu}}====
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|pu}} as:
 
{{pu def|pu}}
 
===={{tp|ku}}====
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|pu}}:
 
{{ku data|pu}}
 
==={{tp|sitelen pona}}===
[[File:Pu - sitelen pona pu (title page).svg|150px|thumb|Title page version]]
The {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph for {{tp|pu}}, {{sp|pu}}, is a simplified drawing of the book's cover.
 
==Editions==
The English edition of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' has been released as a paperback and as aan {{wpw|Amazon Kindle|Kindle}} e-ebook. The book has also been translated to the following languages:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lipukule.org/post/2021/12/08/lipu-pu-tosi-li-lon-a/|title=lipu pu Tosi li lon a|lang=tok|website={{tok|lipu kule}}|author={{tok|jan Juli}}|date=2021-12-08|access-date=2024-01-24}}</ref>
 
{{tp|pu}} has also been translated to several other languages.
 
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|+Language editions of {{tp|lipu pu}}
|-
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|-
! ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''
!style="background-position:center calc(100% - 10.5px);padding-bottom:21px;padding-right:0.4em;width:0;"|[[ISO 639-3|ISO <div style="font-size:smaller;">639-3</div>]]
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| Sonja Lang
| {{no}}
| [https://amazon.com/dp/0978292308 0978292308]
|-
! {{lang|fr|''Toki Pona: la langue du bien''}}
|2014
| 2016
|<code>eng</code>||colspan="2"|English
| French
|''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''
| Sonja Lang
|style="background:#FFC7C7;"|No
| {{no}}
|[//amazon.com/dp/0978292308 0978292308]
| [https://amazon.com/dp/0978292359 0978292359]
|-
! {{lang|de|''Toki Pona: Die Sprache des Guten''}}
|2016
| 2021
|<code>fra</code>||French||{{lang|fr|français}}
| German
|{{lang|fr|''Toki Pona: la langue du bien''}}
| Sonja Lang, Julius Strake ({{tok|jan Juli}})
|style="background:#FFC7C7;"|No
| {{yes}}
|[//amazon.com/dp/0978292359 0978292359]
| [https://amazon.com/dp/B09MJ8JPV6 B09MJ8JPV6]
|-
! {{lang|eo|''Tokipono: La lingvo de bono''}}
|2021
| 2022
|<code>deu</code>||German||{{lang|de|Deutsch}}
| Esperanto
|{{lang|de|''Toki Pona: Die Sprache des Guten''}}
| Sonja Lang, [[jan Pensa|Spencer van der Meulen]] ({{tok|jan Pensa}})
|style="background:#9EFF9E;"|Yes
| {{yes}}
|[//amazon.com/dp/B09MJ8JPV6 B09MJ8JPV6]
| [https://amazon.com/dp/9464376090 9464376090]
|-
|2022
|<code>epo</code>||colspan="2"|{{lang|eo|Esperanto}}
|{{lang|eo|''Tokipono: La lingvo de bono''}}
|style="background:#9EFF9E;"|Yes
|[//amazon.com/dp/9464376090 9464376090]
|}
 
==Contributors==
* [[Sonja Lang]] ({{tok|jan Sonja}}), author and creator of Toki Pona
* Russ Williams, cartoonist featured in the "Texts" chapter
* Yara Hindawi, illustrator and creator of the graphics in the {{tp|[[toki pona luka]]}} chapter
* [[Jonathan Gabel]], illustrator, creator of {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}}, and the calligraphy in the proverbs chapter
* Peer reviewers: Christopher Huff ({{tok|jan Kowisi}}), Matthew Chrisholm ({{tok|jan Matejo}}), Joop Kiefte ({{tok|jan Mimoku}}), Michael Everson, Aaron Chapman ({{tok|jan Alono}}), John Clifford ({{tok|jan Kipo}}), Matthew Martin ({{tok|jan Mato}}), [[jan Pije|Bryant J. Knight]] ({{tok|jan Pije}}), Robert Warnke ({{tok|jan Lope}}), Sam Brenner ({{tok|jan San}}), Kobi Kai Calev ({{tok|jan Ka}}), Nizar Habash ({{tok|jan Nisa}}), and Paul Swift ({{tok|jan Po}})
 
==Reception==
Reception to ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' has been mostly positive. The book is widely and continually recommended as one of the best [[learning resource]]s.
 
Most criticism pertains to the book's [[style of Toki Pona]] diverging from [[community]] usage, which has since been amended in a [[Notes on lipu pu|freely released section]] of the following book, {{ku|en}}. [[Tokiponist]] {{tok|jan Kipo}} (John Clifford) cited {{tok|jan Sonja}}'s lack of presence in the community at the time, and criticized the addition of "fairly useless words", inclusion of "duplicate word[s]", and lack of focus on "clarify[ing] problematic points", predicting that the book "is bound to be taken as official rather than idiosyncratic".<ref>{{cite web|url=//amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2Q6HW5A6Q94IQ|title=Customer Review|author=Clifford, John E.|username=|date=August 21, 2014|website=Amazon|publisher=|access-date=2024-04-06|quote=}}</ref>
 
==Related words==
==={{tp|pu}}===
{{Main|pu|{{tp|pu}}}}
{{nimi|pu
|collapsed=yes
|PoS=content word
}}
The word {{tp|pu}} is defined as "interacting with the official Toki Pona book". This generally refers to [[nimi pu|words]] and [[Styles of Toki Pona|ways of speaking]] that are featured in the book ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''.
{{Clear}}
 
==See also==
* ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''
* {{tp|[[lipu su]]}}
 
==References==
{{Source|Toki Pona: The Language of Good|''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''}}
<references />
 
==External links==
{{Wikipesija|lipu pu}}
* [https://tokipona.org/ Official website]
* {{w|Wikisource}} features some content from various editions of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'', including:
** [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Official_Toki_Pona_Dictionary the pu dictionary]
** [https://eo.wikisource.org/wiki/Tokipono:_La_lingvo_de_bono Excerpts from the Esperanto edition], including all footnotes and almost all bonus texts
* [https://archive.org/details/tokipono-la-lingvo-de-bono-cc/page/148/mode/2up Tokipono: La lingvo de bono - CC-permesilaj partoj] on the {{w|Internet Archive}}, licensed parts of the Esperanto edition (74 out of 149 pages) available for free.
{{General}}
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