Tongue twisters
A tongue twister is a sentence or a phrase that is difficult to pronounce, making it challenging - or making it a challenge - to pronounce it quickly and accurately.
On the other hand, word avalanches are sentences or phrases that have repetitions of homophonic syllables. They may have the appearance of tongue twisters, but tend to be easy to pronounce. Since word avalanches and tongue twisters can be hard to distinguish, and because what makes a tongue twister hard to pronounce or word avalanches easy to pronounce is subjetive, both may be included in this article.
sentence | discoverer(s) | examples |
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kala li kama kamalawala ala la kala li kama lawa tawa ma kala li ken kalama tawa kala lawa | kala pona Tonyu | spoken by jan Lakuse |
pilin wawa la, lawa wawa mi li kama wawa | ijo Kalita | spoken by jan Juso |
sina tawa ala tawa wawa tawa mama ona pi pana pan | ijo Kalita | spoken by jan Juso |
lipu lili li epiku. lipu ku li lili. lipu pu li lili lili li epiku la pu li lili tawa ku | ijo Kalita | spoken by jan Juso |
waso li laso lili la waso laso lili li lili laso. taso, waso laso ala li laso lili ala. | asali | spoken by asali, spoken by jan Ke Tami |
pilin pi pipi kili li lili li lipu pu ala la kon o lon o ko lon tomo o jo e selo jelo telo. | jan Ke Tami | spoken by jan Ke Tami, spoken by jan Kita |
(kalama nimi pi toki pona) | soweli nata | kalama nimi pi toki pona, sung by kala Asi |
mani ma ni la lipu li pu | u/copenhagen | |
nimi ni mi li ni li mi li nimi mi ni kin | Stephen Waldron | |
soweli lili li lili tawa ala | [1] | |
kili lili li lili lili li linja | jan Kasa | |
ma mama mi li lili lili | u/marcusbarkus | |
lon ona li lon ona la ona li lon a | u/marcusbarkus | |
soweli sewi seli li suwi suli | u/CrackCrackGo | |
kalama pi kala ma li kama la mi alasa | u/Hungry-Pie | |
pipi pi ma mama li lili | jan Antu | |
soweli suli sewi suwi li seli suli | u/Ephraim_Bane | |
o suwi e sike suno sin sina! | jan Poli | |
ma kala la kala ma li kama kalama kala. | [2] | |
kili lili li lili ala la lawa wawa li lili | u/SmolCrane | |
kili lili li lili lili | jan Ontoli | |
ilo seli jelo li jo e sijelo loje la selo loje li ijo loje jelo. | jan Pensa | |
selo sijelo mi li jelo | u/wasolili | |
selo sijelo mi li jelo | u/wasolili | |
linja len li lili la lawa li lete | u/wasolili | |
jan wawa wan li wan e jan | u/wasolili | |
ma kala la kala ma li kama kalama kala. | [3] | |
kili ike li lili sama kalama kala lawa. | len noka | |
mi tawa sike e kasi kipisi pi pipi pimeja tan mulapisu pi pilin pini | @tzkbb | |
kala li kalama la ma kala li kama! kala ma li kama la ma kala li kama ala! ma kala li kalama la kala ma li kala ala! kala li kama kala ma la ma kala li ma ala! |
jan Mali/jan Minasa | spoken by jan Ke Tami |
kulupu suli li seli soweli. soweli ni li kama moku. moku lili li tan kasi la, moku ni li kili. moku soko li ike la, soko li pini. soko li tawa kijetesantakalu | ijo Kalita | |
ilo oko laso li lon. oko mi li laso kin. oko (lukin) mi taso li meso taso la, tan ilo oko la, oko (lukin) mi o pona. lon tenpo ni la mi ken ala ken oko (lukin) pona tawa leko lon noka | ijo Kalita | |
pilin mi li ni: kili lili ni li sin lili li lili kin. | jan Tomen | |
pilin mi li ni: kili lili ni li sin lili li lili kin. pipi pi sinpin mi li lili kin. nimi pi pipi pi sinpin mi li nimi lili li nimi "Pi". pipi "Pi" ni pi sinpin mi li pini kin e kili lili pi sin lili ni. | jan Tomen | |
pipi pi pilin pini ni li pipi pini | jan Kona | |
kili lili ni li sin lili li lili kin. nimi pi kili lili pi sin lili li nimi "Lisi". pipi pi sinpin mi li lili kin. nimi pi pipi pi sinpin mi li nimi "Pi". pipi "Pi" lili ni pi sinpin mi li pini pilin e kili lili "Lisi" ni pi sin lili. |
jan Tomen | |
wawa lawa la lawa wawa li wawa tawa lawa | jan Tomen | |
kalama kala la, kala ma ali li kama lon ma kala kalama li kalama ala lon ma kalama ali li kama kalama kala lon kalama ala | akesi kon Nalasuni | |
wawa sama wan li kama ala tan jan a la, jan li pana pan tawa jan ala a | soweli Kawen | |
nimi pi pipi mi li pini lili | jan Sala | |
pipi pi pilin ike la iki li pipi lili ike li pilin ipi pi pipi pilin pi lili pilin lon pipi ipi. | kala kala | (in sitelen sitelen, by jan Wali) |
kalama kama la kalama li kalama utala uta la utala li uta ala |
jan Ke Tami | |
ma mama mi li ma mani li ma ni pi mama mani | kili pan | |
luka li luka e luka la noka li noka e noka. | oni Tewi | |
pipi lili mi ni li pilin e pini kili | jan Jeto | |
mi o jo e ilo loje e ijo jelo | jan Jeto | |
nimi pi mama lili mi li kalama e sama kili. ni li kalama ala e kala. nimi mama li jan Kiwi. |
jan Jeto | |
weka pi kalama kala la, ma mama pi kala ma li kama ma pi kalama kala ala tan pakala kama pi kala ma kalama ma. | akesi kon Nalasuni | |
tawa tomo tawa tawa sina la tawa tawa mama sina li tawa wawa tawa tomo tawa | Mist | |
soweli powe li owe li jo e ni: loje mi | jan Kami | |
mi tu li pu epiku li ku kulupu. | jan Tomino | |
sina kama la jan Kamala li alasa e kala pi kalama pakala | jan Nokuten | |
len loje, len jelo, len loje, len jelo (repeat) | jan kamatopu | |
jan lanpan li lanpan e pan wan tan jan pan li pana e pan tawa jan pan ala tan wile pan | jan Deni | |
jan lanpan li lanpan e pan wan tan jan Wantan tan wile wan pi jan Tanwan. | palisa jelo Natan | |
pipi pi pilin lili li pilin e pilin pini | jan Nuse | |
o mu, moku ko o! mi ku, li moku e moku ko. o ku, o ko, o mu, o moku! | jan Pulepo | |
o mu, moku ko o! mi ku, li moku e moku ko. ilo pi kulupu Kuko li moli e mi li ilo mi. mi o moli e ku e ilo pi kulupu Kuko, mi o moku e ko e kulupu Kuko. o ku, o ko, o mu, o moku! | jan Pulepo | spoken by jan Ke Tami |
a, ala la, o alasa kama kalama, o alasa kama kala a. kala la, o kama kamalawala. lawa ala la, o kalama e kala. kalama la, o kama kalama ala, o lawa, o kala ala. o alasa kama ala. | jan Pulepo | |
ma ala la, kalama ma li kama ala kama e kala? ala! kalama ma la, ma ala li kama ma. | jan Ke Tami (p. 10) | |
kili ni li lili, taso pipi lili linja li toki insa e ni: kili ni li suli tawa mi. | jan Soli | spoken by janasa Kenta |
sewi li suli. sewi suli li seli. sewi suli seli li suwi tawa jan Sosanili tan ni: sewi suli seli suwi li lili tawa jan Sosanili. jan Sosanili li suli li sewi. ni la, jan Sosanili li jan suli sewi. ni la, sewi suli seli suwi li lili tawa jan suli sewi Sosanili tan ona li suli li sewi. | kijetesantakalu Nasan | |
sama ala mama la jan wan li pana e pan tawa jan San | jan pi pana toki | |
kalama li kama la o pana e kalama wawa | jan pi pana toki | |
o kalama ala la kala li kama tawa ma a! | jan pi pana toki | |
nimi lili mi li jan Limu | jan San | |
ala la, kala li kama ma kalama a! | jan pona mute | |
kili lili ni li kili lili mi. | jan One |