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'''''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''''', known in [[Toki Pona]] as '''{{tp|lipu pu}}''' or (less formally) '''{{tp|pu}}''', is the foundational resource of modern [[Toki Pona]]. It was written by [[Sonja Lang]] to describe her way of speaking the language at the time and finalize her work on Toki Pona. It was originally published in English in 2014.
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'''''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==
==Contents==
''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' presents Toki Pona's [[philosophy]] and is mostly dedicated to lessons and exercises, with texts and dictionaries afterward. Its [[Dictionary (pu)|main dictionary section]] is released to the public domain.
''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' opens by presenting Toki Pona's [[philosophy]], and is mostly dedicated to lessons and exercises, with texts and dictionaries afterward. As 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 presented as "[[synonym]]s".
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 "synonyms"]] (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 {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}}.
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]].


The {{ku|en}} has since amended {{tp|pu}}<nowiki/>'s material with the section "Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}".
The {{ku|en}} has since amended {{tp|pu}}<nowiki/>'s material with the section "[[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''.

===Etymology===
The etymology of the word {{tp|pu}} is uncertain. Proposals include {{w|English language|English}} ''book'' and {{w|Chinese language|Chinese}} {{lang|zh|樸}} / {{lang|zh|朴}} ({{w|pinyin}}: ''{{lang|zh-Latn|pǔ}}''), literally meaning "unworked wood", but which is used as a {{w|Daoism|Daoist}} metaphor for the natural state of humanity.<ref>{{tok|jan Mato}} (9 January 2010). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=6367 "Re: What is pu"]. ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 17 November 2023.</ref> It was coined by {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}} before the publication of the book.{{citation needed}}

A common misconception before the publication of the book was that the word {{tp|pu}} was used as a comma to avoid certain misinterpretations. This was first cited in the {{w|French Wikipedia}} article about Toki Pona from 2005.<ref>Wikipedia. [https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toki_pona&oldid=4696695 Toki pona]. "{{lang|fr|Un mot alternatif contesté est '''pu''', il agit comme une sorte de virgule pour éviter certains contresens. Ce mot est rejetté par la norme officielle mais il est utilisé ci et là.}}" [A contested alternative word is {{tok|pu}}, it acts like a kind of comma to avoid certain misinterpretations. This word is rejected by the official norm but it is used here and there]. ''French Wikipedia''. Archived 25 December 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2023.</ref>

===Semantic space===
[[File:Inscription "o moku e kala pona".png|thumb|200px|This text is interacting with ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'', so by some definitions, it is {{tp|pu}}.]]
{{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 name="ku">{{cite ku|336}}</ref>

===={{tp|pu}}====
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' 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}}:<ref name="ku"/>

{{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}} represents a simplified drawing of the book's cover, or alternatively, the book [[radical]] ({{tp|[[lipu]]}}) with the combined glyph for {{tp|toki pona}} inside.


==Editions==
==Editions==
The English edition of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' has been released as a paperback and as a {{w|Amazon Kindle}} e-book. The book has also been translated to several other languages.
The English edition of ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' has been released as a paperback and as an {{w|Amazon Kindle}} 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>


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|-
|-
! Title
! Year
! Year
! Language
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! Title
! Contains<br />{{tp|[[ku]]}} material?
! Contains {{tp|[[ku]]}} material?
! Product listing
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|-
|-
! ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''
| 2014
| 2014
| English
| English
| Sonja Lang
| ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''
| {{no}}
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| [//amazon.com/dp/0978292308 0978292308]
| [https://amazon.com/dp/0978292308 0978292308]
|-
|-
! {{lang|fr|''Toki Pona: la langue du bien''}}
|2016
| 2016
| French
| French
| Sonja Lang
| {{lang|fr|''Toki Pona: la langue du bien''}}
| {{no}}
| style="background:#FFC7C7;"|No
| [//amazon.com/dp/0978292359 0978292359]
| [https://amazon.com/dp/0978292359 0978292359]
|-
|-
! {{lang|de|''Toki Pona: Die Sprache des Guten''}}
|2021
| 2021
| German
| German
| Sonja Lang, Julius Strake ({{tok|jan Juli}})
| {{lang|de|''Toki Pona: Die Sprache des Guten''}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#9EFF9E;"|Yes
| [//amazon.com/dp/B09MJ8JPV6 B09MJ8JPV6]
| [https://amazon.com/dp/B09MJ8JPV6 B09MJ8JPV6]
|-
|-
! {{lang|eo|''Tokipono: La lingvo de bono''}}
| 2022
| 2022
| Esperanto
| Esperanto
| Sonja Lang, [[jan Pensa|Spencer van der Meulen]] ({{tok|jan Pensa}})
| {{lang|eo|''Tokipono: La lingvo de bono''}}
| {{yes}}
| style="background:#9EFF9E;"|Yes
| [//amazon.com/dp/9464376090 9464376090]
| [https://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==
==See also==
* ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''
* ''[[Toki Pona Dictionary]]''
* {{tp|[[lipu su]]}}


==References==
==References==
{{Source|Toki Pona: The Language of Good|''Toki Pona: The Language of Good''}}
<references/>
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikipesija|lipu pu}}
* [https://tokipona.org Official website]
* [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}}
{{General}}
{{Words}}
[[Category:Courses]]
[[Category:Courses]]
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[[Category:pu| ]]

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Toki Pona: The Language of Good, also known as lipu pu or simply pu,[1] is the foundational resource of modern Toki Pona. It was written by Sonja Lang, finalizing her work on Toki Pona and recording her style of speaking the language at the time.[2][3] The book was originally published in English in 2014, with several language editions since.

Contents

Toki Pona: The Language of Good opens by presenting Toki Pona's philosophy, and is mostly dedicated to lessons and exercises, with texts and dictionaries afterward. As stated in the edition notice, its main dictionary section is released to the public domain.

The set of Toki Pona words used in lipu pu is called nimi pu. They include 120 main words, with 1 pronunciation variant, and 3 words presented as "synonyms" (but used as separate words to varying degrees before and since).

The book also features two writing systems created for the language: sitelen pona, which it fully describes, and the earlier sitelen sitelen by Jonathan Gabel.

The Toki Pona Dictionary has since amended pu's material with the section "Notes on lipu pu", which states that pu must "be a living document". Later editions of pu integrate these amendments in footnotes and appendices.

Editions

The English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good has been released as a paperback and as an Amazon Kindle ebook. The book has also been translated to the following languages:[4]

Language editions of lipu pu
Title Year Language Authors and translators Contains ku material? Product listing
Toki Pona: The Language of Good 2014 English Sonja Lang No 0978292308
Toki Pona: la langue du bien 2016 French Sonja Lang No 0978292359
Toki Pona: Die Sprache des Guten 2021 German Sonja Lang, Julius Strake (jan Juli) Yes B09MJ8JPV6
Tokipono: La lingvo de bono 2022 Esperanto Sonja Lang, Spencer van der Meulen (jan Pensa) Yes 9464376090

Contributors

  • Sonja Lang (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 toki pona luka chapter
  • Jonathan Gabel, illustrator, creator of sitelen sitelen, and the calligraphy in the proverbs chapter
  • Peer reviewers: Christopher Huff (jan Kowisi), Matthew Chrisholm (jan Matejo), Joop Kiefte (jan Mimoku), Michael Everson, Aaron Chapman (jan Alono), John Clifford (jan Kipo), Matthew Martin (jan Mato), Bryant J. Knight (jan Pije), Robert Warnke (jan Lope), Sam Brenner (jan San), Kobi Kai Calev (jan Ka), Nizar Habash (jan Nisa), and Paul Swift (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 resources.

Most criticism pertains to the book's style of Toki Pona diverging from community usage, which has since been amended in a freely released section of the following book, Toki Pona Dictionary. Tokiponist jan Kipo (John Clifford) cited 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".[5]

Related words

pu

Main article: pu
pu in sitelen pona
pu in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /pu/
Usage 2023: Core (96% ↗︎ )2022: Core (94%)
Book and era nimi pu
Part of speech Content word
Codepoint 󱥕 U+F1955

The word pu is defined as "interacting with the official Toki Pona book". This generally refers to words and ways of speaking that are featured in the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

See also

References

Original text related to this article:
  1. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 6. See Notes on lipu pu.

    Technically, the word pu describes the relationship and interaction between a person (jan pu) and the book (lipu pu). In informal usage, a number of people use pu as a name for the book itself or the variety of Toki Pona presented in it.
  2. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. pp. 7, 62.
  3. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 5. See Notes on lipu pu.
  4. ↑ jan Juli. (8 December 2021). "lipu pu Tosi li lon a" (in Toki Pona). lipu kule. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Clifford, John E.. (21 August 2014). "Customer Review". Amazon. Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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