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{{Short description|2021 dictionary compiled by Sonja Lang}}
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{{Hatnote|This article is about the book published by Sonja Lang in 2021. For the dictionary in the book ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'', see [[Dictionary (pu)]]. For other uses, see [[Dictionaries]].}}
[[File:Cover of Toki Pona Dictionary.png|200px|thumb|Cover of the ''Toki Pona Dictionary'']]

The '''''Toki Pona Dictionary''''', also known as '''{{tp|lipu ku}}''' or simply '''{{tp|[[ku]]}}''', is the second official book about [[Toki Pona]]. It is a [[descriptive]] collection of how surveyed speakers expressed common English words in Toki Pona, consisting of about 11,000 example translations<ref>{{cite web|url=//tokipona.org|title=Toki Pona (official site)|author=[[Sonja Lang]]|username=|date=|website=tokipona.org|publisher=|access-date=2024-02-05|quote=}}</ref> compiled by [[Sonja Lang]]. It was published on {{date|18 July 2021}}.

==Contents==
The dictionary includes an English&ndash;Toki Pona section of 169 pages, and a Toki Pona&ndash;English section of 196 pages. There is also an introduction to the dictionary which includes a warning against [[lexicalization]], notes about [[grammar]] and endonyms, an explanation of the frequency index used in the book, notes about new [[nimi ku|{{tp|ku}} words]], and a list of attributions for the creators of {{tp|ku}} words.

===Cover and illustrations===
[[File:Toki Pona Dictionary - akesi li suwi.png|200px|thumb|Illustration from the book, captioned "{{tp|akesi li suwi!}}", reflecting the updated definition of {{tp|[[akesi]]}}]]

The cover of the dictionary depicts a denim jacket with an embroidered [[Toki Pona logo]] in front of a dark background. The jacket was created by Lucy Deacon ({{tok|jan nanpa Lusi}}).<ref>{{cite ku|2}}</ref><ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301377942062366741/870291141902356480|name={{tok|jan nanpa Lusi}}|username=lucyg00se|channel={{tok|toki-pona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}}}</ref> The illustrations in the book are created by [[Vacon Sartirani]], an Italian visual artist and illustrator.

===Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}===
{{Main|Notes on lipu pu|l1=Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}}}
The section "[[Notes on lipu pu|Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}]]" is a collection of corrections for the original book, ranging from correcting mistakes to noting evolution in usage. This section has been made freely available on  Lang's website under the {{w|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0}} (CC BY 4.0) license.<ref>{{cite notes on pu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toki.social/@janSonja/107545545172322130|author=jan Sonja|handle=@janSonja@toki.social|title=Pages 5 to 13 of Toki Pona Dictionary (Notes on lipu pu) are now licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.|date=2022-01-01|website=Mastodon|access-date=2023-11-21}}</ref>

===Creative works===
At the end of the book, {{tok|jan Sonja}} included the poems "{{tp|laso tu}}" by {{tok|[[jan Ne]]}} and "{{tp|lon ma tomo pi tenpo pini suli}}" by {{tok|[[jan Kapilu]]}} (which was later renamed to "{{tp|kiwen walo}}")<ref>Lang, Sonja; trans. van der Meulen, Spencer (2022). ''{{lang|eo|[[Tokipono: La lingvo de bono]]}}''. Self-published. p. 99.</ref>, as well as an explanation of the satirical number system {{tp|[[nasin nanpa kijetesantakalu]]}} by {{tok|[[soweli nata]]}}.

The two poems featured were {{tok|jan Sonja}}'s favorite poems from {{tp|[[utala pi toki musi]]}}, a Toki Pona poetry contest held in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} in 2020. The two poems and all other submissions are available for free at the contest's webpage.<ref>[http://utala.pona.la/toki-musi-lili/ {{tok|utala pi toki musi #MAM/#LLW/#LLW}}]. ''utala.pona.la''. Retrieved 5 November 2023.</ref>

==={{tp|kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko?}}===
{{Phrase
|kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko?
|sp=kijetesantakalu+tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko
|spfont="linja lipamanka"
|origin={{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}}
|book=ku
}}
"{{tp|kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko?}}" is a sentence designed to showcase several {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}}, featured in the back cover of the dictionary. The sentence means "does the non-binary {{w|Procyonidae|procyonid}} steal mushrooms?".

The sentence is sometimes referenced as an inside [[joke]]. In {{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}, it is also associated with {{w|Internet meme|memes}} about a {{w|Shadwell, West Yorkshire|Shadwell}} man who reportedly took fungi from a neighbor's lawn and was "unrepentant" when spoken to.

==Methodology==
{{Needs work|
*How were the surveys carried out? [//wikipesija.org/wiki/kama_sona_pi_jan_Sonja Written about in Toki Pona on Wikipesija]
*Potential biases, as in {{sect|User:.hecko/on nimi ku#ku is biased|User:.hecko/on {{tp|nimi ku}}#{{tp|ku}} is biased}}
|section}}
{{Official Toki Pona}}

===Data===
The data as presented in the book is ranked with a frequency score ranging from ½ to 5.<ref group="lower-alpha" name="half-as-zero">In some implementations of the data online, the number 0 may be used instead of ½, due to lack of {{w|rich text}} and a superscript ½ symbol in {{w|Unicode}}.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Frequency<br/>index
! Percentage of<br/>respondants
|-
! 5
| [81, 100]%
|-
! 4
| [61, 80]%
|-
! 3
| [41, 60]%
|-
! 2
| [21, 40]%
|-
! 1
| [11, 20]%
|-
! ½<ref group="lower-alpha" name="half-as-zero"/>
| [1, 10]%
|}

==Errata==
There are a few minor errors in the book:
*The words {{tp|[[sike]]}} and {{tp|[[tomo]]}} are [[typo]]ed as {{tp|[[suke]]}} and {{tp|[[toma]]}}.<ref>{{cite ku|68, 91}}</ref>
*The entry for "fabric" is listed twice.<ref>{{cite ku|86}}</ref>
{{Clear}}

==Related words==

==={{tp|ku}}===
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{{nimi|ku
| collapsed = yes
| PoS = content word
}}
The word {{tp|ku}} is defined as "interacting with the ''Toki Pona Dictionary''".<ref name="ku256">{{cite ku|256}}</ref> It was inspired by the word {{tp|[[pu]]}}, meaning to interact with {{lipu pu|en}}.{{Clear}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikipesija|lipu ku}}
* [https://tokipona.org/ Official website]

===Freely available data===
* [https://tokipona.org/compounds.txt <code>compounds.txt</code>]
* [https://tokipona.org/nimi_pi_pu_ala.txt <code>nimi_pi_pu_ala.txt</code>]
* [https://tokipona.org/nimi_pu.txt <code>nimi_pu.txt</code>]

===Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}===
* [https://tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf "Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}"] (PDF) on tokipona.org
* [[c:File:Notes on lipu pu.pdf|"Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}"]] (PDF) on {{w|Wikimedia Commons}}
* [[wikisource:Notes on lipu pu|"Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}"]] on {{w|Wikisource}}
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