Esperanto
Esperanto, often tokiponized as toki Epelanto,[1] is an international auxiliary language (IAL) constructed by L. L. Zamenhof.
Toki Pona overlaps with Esperanto and its culture in various respects. Many early Toki Pona enthusiasts were Esperantists, and many words in Toki Pona are derived from Esperanto words. However, the languages drastically differ in design and philosophy. Unlike Esperanto, Toki Pona is not an IAL and is not as concerned with growth, adoption, or recruitment.[2]
Some features of Toki Pona are designed to be the opposite of those in Esperanto. For example, jan Sonja found the phonology of Esperanto "hard to pronounce" due to using many similar phonemes, and decided to give Toki Pona a minimal, crosslinguistically compatible phonology.[2]
Toki Pona words derived from Esperanto[edit | edit source]
| Toki Pona | Esperanto | Meaning | Book presence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ijo | io | "something" | nimi pu |
| ilo | ilo | "tool" | nimi pu |
| kan | kun | "with" | None |
| kapa | kapo | "head" | None; replaced by nena |
| kokosila | krokodilas (present of krokodili) | "speak(s) a non-Esperanto language among Esperanto speakers" | nimi ku suli |
| li | li | "he" | nimi pu |
| majuna | maljuna | "old" | nimi ku lili |
| mi | mi | "I" | nimi pu |
| musi | amuzi | "to have fun" | nimi pu |
| mute | multe | "many" | nimi pu |
| pali | fari | "to do", "make" | nimi pu |
| pini | fini | "to end", "to finish" | nimi pu |
| pona | bona | "good" | nimi pu |
| sama | sama | "same" | nimi pu |
| selo | ŝelo /ˈʃelo/ | "skin" | nimi pu |
| suno | suno | "sun" | nimi pu |
| supa | surfaco /surˈfat͡so/ | "surface" | nimi pu |
| tenpo | tempo | "time" | nimi pu |
| tomo | domo | "house" | nimi pu |
| tu | du | "two" | nimi pu |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. p. 122.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 jan Sonja, jan Lakuse, et al. (8 April 2024). "Toki Pona: From Personal Art Project to Small World Language". University of Colorado Boulder. tokipona.org (transcript). p. 21.