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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]].}}
{{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'']]
[[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 (less formally) '''{{tp|ku}}''', is the second official book about [[Toki Pona]]. It is a {{w|Linguistic description|descriptive}} collection of how surveyed speakers expressed common English words in Toki Pona compiled by [[Sonja Lang]], published on 18 July 2021.
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 18 July 2021.


==Contents==
==Contents==
The dictionary includes an English–Toki Pona section of 169 pages and a Toki Pona-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 about 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.
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===
===Cover and illustrations===
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[[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]]}}]]
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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 on the book are created by Vacon Sartinari, an Italian visual artist and illustrator.

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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}}===
===Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}===
{{Main|Notes on lipu pu|Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}}}
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[[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]]}}]]
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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>Lang, Sonja (2021). [https://tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}] (PDF). ''tokipona.org''. Retrieved 24 October 2023.</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>

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The section "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>Lang, Sonja (2021). [https://tokipona.org/Sonja_Lang_-_Toki_Pona_Dictionary.pdf Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}] (PDF). ''tokipona.org''. Retrieved 24 October 2023.</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===
===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}}.
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>
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?}}===
==={{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
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|origin={{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}}
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"{{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?".
"{{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.
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=={{tp|ku}}==
{{Hatnote|See also {{tp|[[pu]]}} and [[Reserved words]].}}
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{{nimi|ku
|sp=Ku - sitelen pona tan lipu pu pi toki Epelanto.png
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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 ''[[Toki Pona: The Language of Good]]''.

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==={{tp|ku}}===
The ''Toki Pona Dictionary'' defines {{tp|ku}} as:<ref name="ku256"/>

<!-- {{ku data}} throws an error [data not found] -->
<blockquote>interact with ''Toki Pona Dictionary'' [this book!]</blockquote>

{{Needs work|Is the specific reason known, or discernible from the timeline of the surveys and the word's coinage?|section}}
The translation is presented without a frequency index, probably due to not occurring in survey responses, or occurring misleadingly infrequently such that it would appear not to qualify as a {{tp|nimi ku suli}}.

==={{tp|sitelen pona}}===
[[File:Variants of ku.png|thumb|250px|Variations of the glyph for {{tp|ku}}]]

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|ku}} depicts a simplified drawing of the book's cover. It was designed by {{tok|lipamanka}}, {{tok|jan Ana}}, {{tok|jan Sa}}, and {{tok|jan Sonja}} in 2021, with four variants for drawing the [[Toki Pona emblem]] on the cover, ranging from the full {{tp|toki pona}} glyph to a simple dot.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/328362891705319425/867846052274110524|name={{tok|lipamanka}}|username=lipamanka|channel={{tok|ijo-sin}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-19}}<blockquote>
[...] Me [...], jan Ana [...], jan sa [...], and of course Sonja Lang [...] have created the official {{tok|sitelen pona}} symbol for {{tok|ku}}! You may notice that there are four symbols here. They are all correct! The idea with this symbol is that the level of complexity of the dot can range from just a dot to the official toki pona symbol. The rest of the symbol is {{tok|lipu}}, with three lines meeting at the center of the upper left quadrant, coming from the upper right corner, the center of the right side, and the center of the bottom. {{tok|linja suwi}} is updated now, and {{tok|linja pi pu lukin}} will be updated Soon™, and the next installment of {{tok|linja sike}} ({{tok|linja sike}} 5) will contain the four variants below, and possibly more variants. Ask questions in <code>#pali-musi</code>!
</blockquote></ref> While all variants are recognized as correct, the most commonly used is the simplest one with the dot.


==Methodology==
==Methodology==
{{Needs work||section}}
{{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===
===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 symbol in {{w|Unicode}}.</ref>
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>


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==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==

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


===Freely available data===
===Freely available data===
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* [[c:File:Notes on lipu pu.pdf|"Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}"]] (PDF) on {{w|Wikimedia Commons}}
* [[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}}
* [[wikisource:Notes on lipu pu|"Notes on {{tp|lipu pu}}"]] on {{w|Wikisource}}

==Further reading==
* {{R:Linku|ku}}
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* {{R:Wikipesija|ku}}
* {{R:Wiktionary|ku}}
{{General}}
{{General}}
{{Words}}
{{Words}}
[[Category:Resources]]
[[Category:Resources]]
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 11 June 2024

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.
Cover of the Toki Pona Dictionary

The Toki Pona Dictionary, also known as lipu ku or simply 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[1] compiled by Sonja Lang. It was published on 18 July 2021.

Contents[edit | edit source]

The dictionary includes an English–Toki Pona section of 169 pages, and a Toki Pona–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 ku words, and a list of attributions for the creators of ku words.

Cover and illustrations[edit | edit source]

Illustration from the book, captioned "akesi li suwi!", reflecting the updated definition of 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 (jan nanpa Lusi).[2][3] The illustrations in the book are created by Vacon Sartirani, an Italian visual artist and illustrator.

Notes on lipu pu[edit | edit source]

Main articles: Notes on lipu pu and [[:Notes on lipu pu]]

The section "Notes on 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 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) license.[4][5]

Creative works[edit | edit source]

At the end of the book, jan Sonja included the poems "laso tu" by jan Ne and "lon ma tomo pi tenpo pini suli" by jan Kapilu (which was later renamed to "kiwen walo")[6], as well as an explanation of the satirical number system nasin nanpa kijetesantakalu by soweli nata.

The two poems featured were jan Sonja's favorite poems from utala pi toki musi, a Toki Pona poetry contest held in ma pona pi toki pona in 2020. The two poems and all other submissions are available for free at the contest's webpage.[7]

kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko?[edit | edit source]

kijetesantakalu+tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko
Origin nimi ku suli
Book ku

"kijetesantakalu tonsi li lanpan ala lanpan e soko?" is a sentence designed to showcase several nimi ku suli, featured in the back cover of the dictionary. The sentence means "does the non-binary procyonid steal mushrooms?".

The sentence is sometimes referenced as an inside joke. In ma pona pi toki pona, it is also associated with memes about a Shadwell man who reportedly took fungi from a neighbor's lawn and was "unrepentant" when spoken to.

Methodology[edit | edit source]

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Data[edit | edit source]

The data as presented in the book is ranked with a frequency score ranging from ½ to 5.[a]

Frequency
index 		Percentage of
respondants
5 [81, 100]%
4 [61, 80]%
3 [41, 60]%
2 [21, 40]%
1 [11, 20]%
½[a] [1, 10]%

Errata[edit | edit source]

There are a few minor errors in the book:

Related words[edit | edit source]

ku[edit | edit source]

Main articles: ku and [[:ku]]
ku in sitelen pona
ku in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /ku/
Usage 2023: Common4, Widespread6 (70% ↘︎ )2022: Widespread (80%)
Book and era nimi ku suli (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word
Codepoint 󱦈 U+F1988

The word ku is defined as "interacting with the Toki Pona Dictionary".[10] It was inspired by the word pu, meaning to interact with Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In some implementations of the data online, the number 0 may be used instead of ½, due to lack of rich text and a superscript ½ symbol in Unicode.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sonja Lang. "Toki Pona (official site)". tokipona.org. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 2.
  3. ↑ jan nanpa Lusi [@lucyg00se]. (29 July 2021). [Message posted in the #toki-pona channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord.
  4. ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Notes on lipu pu (PDF). tokipona.org. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. ↑ jan Sonja. (1 January 2022). "Pages 5 to 13 of Toki Pona Dictionary (Notes on lipu pu) are now licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.". Mastodon. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Lang, Sonja; trans. van der Meulen, Spencer (2022). Tokipono: La lingvo de bono. Self-published. p. 99.
  7. ↑ utala pi toki musi #MAM/#LLW/#LLW. utala.pona.la. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 68, 91.
  9. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 86.
  10. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 256.

External links[edit | edit source]

Wikipesija has a Toki Pona article on
lipu ku.

Freely available data[edit | edit source]

Notes on lipu pu[edit | edit source]

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