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This is a non-exhaustive list of the writing systems created for Toki Pona.

The Latin script, sitelen pona, and sitelen sitelen are the three writing systems featured in Toki Pona: The Language of Good. They are also the best known and most widely understood. However, tinkerers often invent other writing systems for personal or aesthetic expression, data compression, compatibility with other natural-language writing systems, neographic experiments with the limited vocabulary, or simply for fun.

Types of writing systems

List of writing systems

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Name Creator Type Description Text sample
sitelen Lasina Alphabet Latin script, broadly identical to the International Phonetic Alphabet jan li pana e moku tawa sina.
sitelen pona jan Sonja Logography jan li pana e moku tawa sina
sitelen sitelen /
sitelen suwi 		Jonathan Gabel (jan Josan Kapo) Logography with alphasyllabary  
linja pi kama wan Alphabet, compressed  
linja pi kute mute Alphabet, compressed  
sitelen aeiou Alphabet, compressed iae ui aaea e ioou oaaa eiea.
sitelen akesi ilo Eko, with contributions from jan Sonja and jan Tepo Logography, sitelenponido Adaptation of sitelen pona in ASCII 
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sitelen Aki Syllabary Each syllable is represented by a single ASCII character. j l bn e Oq Tw sn
sitelen Alapi
(Arapbic script) 		Abjad Adaption of the Arabic script ين لي پنا ه مكو توا سنا
sitelen Anku Alphasyllabary Hangul 얀 리 파나 에 모구 타와 시나
sitelen Antowi jan Jeli Logography, sitelenponido Material design version of sitelen pona, as a font  
sitelen Asi jan Juli Alphasyllabary  
sitelen Asuki jan pi nimi ala Logography, sitelenponido Larger-scale ASCII adaptation of sitelen pona 
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 .-.   \   \ | /  \\    \__/    /|   |      
|   |   \    __    \\    __    / |   |---.  
'._.'   /   /  |   //   /  |  /  |   |   |  
 / \   /   V   |  //   V   |  \  |_   '-'
sitelen Diacritics Abugida
User:.hecko/sitelen Elijan Abugida  
sitelen Elina
(Greek script) 		Alphabet Adaption of the Greek script γιαν λι πάνα ε μόκου τάγουα σίνα
sitelen Emosi Logography, emoji
sitelen Enli / sitelen pi toki pona Henrik Theiling Logography Words represented by Unicode symbols ⵅ ↴ ✉ ↱ ☕ ⇥ ⇈
sitelen esun jan Emelilijan Alphabet Interlace orthography inspired by Kēlen. Consonants in sitelen esun are combinations of loops and vowels are combinations of crossovers.
sitelen esun jan Nikola Logography Words represented by logos
sitelen Ilakana
(Hiragana) 		Syllabary Adaptations of hiragana for Toki Pona やん り ぱな え もく たわ しな
sitelen jaki kulupu pi wawa unu Logography Lacks support for gender, color and numbers  
sitelen jelo waso Keli Logography, emoji 🧑▶️🙌⏩🍜🛫👆
sitelen kalama nanpa san jan Sewaka (JupiterBoy100) Alphabet
sitelen Kansi (Chinese characters) Logography Multiple adaptations of Chinese characters; see sitelen Kansi § External links 人为发向食于尔
sitelen Kanujapa Abugida Adaptation of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics for Toki Pona ᔭᓐ ᓕ ᐸᓇ ᐁ ᒧᑰ ᑕᕙ ᓯᓇ // ᔭᓐ ᓕ ᐸᓇ ᐄ ᒨᑯ ᑕᕙ ᓯᓇ
sitelen kasi linja Nathan McCoy Alphasyllabary Includes a blocky style called sitelen kasi leko  
sitelen Kililisa
(Cyrillic script) 		Alphabet Adaptation of the Cyrillic script йан ли пана е моку тава сина
sitelen ko Logography Cuneiform-style script  
sitelen kule jan Mena Logography Assigns a colour to each word, with a sorting and color names based on jan Misali's proposed names for colours.[1] Names are indicated by a toggle "white". Sentences are indicated by line breaks or a double "white".  
sitelen Lasina majuna kulupu Menasewi Alphabet IAN LI PANA E MOCV TAVA SINA
sitelen lape jan Ali Abugida Syllables derived from sitelen pona  
sitelen leko soweli Apen Alphasyllabary

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sitelen lili jan Kokan Ato Logography, sitelenponido Alternate "streamlined" design of sitelen pona, as a font  
sitelen lili lili ilo Tani Alphabet Featural alphabet. Characters are based on how they are articulated in the mouth  
sitelen lili sin Abugida  
sitelen linja jan Tiko Alphasyllabary  
sitelen linja leko Alphabet  
sitelen luka jan Kaja Logography, sitelenponido sitelen pona adapted to be faster for handwriting  
sitelen mun jan Jonatan Logography Based on Gallifreyan  
sitelen Munka jan Kawin Alphasyllabary Glyph design inspired by Hangul
sitelen musi Alphabet, compressed  
sitelen Musisan Alphasyllabary  
sitelen nanpa Abjad Hex number writing system 1D030650B042089075
sitelen Nelan Logography  
sitelen Nosu
(Yi script) 		jan Lane Logography ꊿꆹꁵꀔꋠꁧꆏ
sitelen Nowa jan Nowa Alphasyllabary Glyph design inspired by Arabic script, but combined similar to Hangul script  
sitelen pakala jan pi poki pi telo seli kasi Alphabet  
sitelen pakala jan Samsta36 Alphabet  
sitelen palisa jan ilo Katapin Logography A 14-segment logography for Toki Pona  
sitelen palisa Heav Alphabet  
sitelen palisa ilo Alphabet  
sitelen pi ike mute jan pi sona lili Alphabet, unsorted (WIP) ͯͣ͆ ͬͥ ͩͣ͆ͣ ͤ ͫͦͨͧ ͭͣͪͣ ͮͥ͆ͣ
sitelen pi ike mute pipi Motan Alphabet, unsorted (WIP) ýchė[ ėkėSUPA eauble i ė企ė[ ý⁷ ėg[
sitelen pi jan Nuwoma jan Nuwoma Alphasyllabary  
sitelen pi linja lili Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen pi linja mute ala Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen pi linja wan Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen pi nasin sijelo monsuta Alphasyllabary  
sitelen pilin Logography, emoji * Website 👤▶️📤⏩🍽️↪️👉
sitelen pipi Plum of the Palette system Logography, sitelenponido A combination of Toki Pona and Hollow Night's writing aesthetics  
sitelen pipi ante kulupu kule Logography, sitelenponido A freeform writing system based on sitelen pipi  
sitelen poka Alphasyllabary  
sitelen pona jan Mimoku Alphasyllabary  
sitelen pona Juniko Logography, sitelenponido Various attempts at representing sitelen pona with Unicode symbols
sitelen pona pona Logography, sitelenponido Adaptation of sitelen pona  
sitelen pona Sonko jan Ose Logography, sitelenponido Chinese seal script inspired sitelen pona  
sitelen Precomposed Vowel Characters Logography Each word is exactly 1 Unicode character ĩâởeÀǘỠ
sitelen Pusake
(Futhark) 		Alphabet Adaption of the Futhark runes ᛃᚨᚾ ᛚᛁ ᛈᚨᚾᚨ ᛖ ᛗᛟᚲᚢ᛫
sitelen Setasan Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen Sewakana Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen sike akesi kon Nalasuni Alphasyllabary  
sitelen sike jan omch Alphabet  
sitelen sinpin jan Jese Alphasyllabary To be carved on rocks and wood like Elder Futhark  
sitelen sinpin jan soweli Apen Alphasyllabary  
sitelen sinpin lili jan soweli Apen Alphasyllabary Condensed form of sitelen sinpin—each face can fit a whole word.  
sitelen soweli Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen suwi ko akesi kon Nalasuni Alphasyllabary For writing in sand  
sitelen Tawi
(Thai script) 		Alphabet Adaptation of the Thai script ยันลิปะนะเอะโมะกุตะวะซินะ
sitelen telo Logography Japanese aesthetic  
sitelen telo Momo Logography, sitelenponido Very stylised sitelen pona, as a font  
sitelen Tewa jan Tewa Logography Intended for handwriting. Mixes logography and alphabet use of characters depending on diacritics.  
sitelen toki pi linja wan Alphabet, unsorted (WIP)  
sitelen uta Alphasyllabary  
Tagbanwa script nja Emikilikity Abugida Adapation of the Tagbanwa script (the vowel a is implied) ᜶ᝬᝨ ᝮᝲ ᝩᝨ ᝡ ᝫᝳᝣᝳ ᝦᝯ ᝰᝲᝨ᜶
toki pona lili jan Wija Logography Each word is 2 characters long. JnLiPnEeMkTwSi
Transliteration into Chinese Logography, Chinese characters Decided by a vote in the Chinese Toki Pona community on Tencent QQ. Most people primarily write Toki Pona using Latin script. 人兮出[a]予乎食向尔

Notes

  1. ↑ The characters 出 and 予 have equal votes for the word pana in the first round, and are equally valid. One should be used instead of both.

See also

References

  1. ↑ jan Misali. "color naming scheme". seximal.net. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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