Acronyms

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Some acronyms and initialisms for common phrases have seen use. They are sometimes resisted for concerns of lexicalizing the underlying phrases.

J[edit | edit source]

j-
jan (headnoun)

K[edit | edit source]

kxk
ken ala ken ("to be able to" as a question)

L[edit | edit source]

lp
  1. luka pona (sign language)
  2. linja pona (font)
ls
linja sike (font)

M[edit | edit source]

mpptp
ma pona pi toki pona (Discord server)
msa
mi sona ala ("idk", "I don't know")

P[edit | edit source]

pml
pilin mi la ("I think that")

S[edit | edit source]

sml
sona mi la ("to my knowledge")
spp
sitelen pona pona (writing system)
spt
sitelen pona taso ("Sitelen Pona only")
sptp
suno pi toki pona (event)
ss
sitelen sitelen, sitelen suwi (writing system)
sx
sona ala ("(I do) not know")
sxs
sona ala sona ("to know" as a question)
tpt
toki pona taso ("Toki Pona only")
tptpt
tenpo pi toki pona taso (event)

W[edit | edit source]

wxw
wile ala wile ("to want" as a question)

Substitute letters[edit | edit source]

Some speakers use letters not in the Toki Pona alphabet to stand in for sitelen pona glyphs. Examples include x for ala, к (ka) for ken, ρ (rho) for mi, and Y? for anu seme. Thus, msa (mi sona ala) could become msx or ρsx.

Single-use[edit | edit source]

Many single-use backronyms are created in the game Acrophobia (commonly musi Ako).

In sitelen pona, names are read as acronyms of the words written in a cartouche.

nimi sin[edit | edit source]

Acronyms and initialisms have also been used to coin some nimi sin, sorted here by their recognition as of 2023:

Uncommon[edit | edit source]

omekapo
o moku e kala pona

Obscure[edit | edit source]

kamalawala
kama pi lawa ala
kuntu
kalama musi tan uta
kutopoma
kulupu pi toki pona pi ma Anku
melome
meli pi olin meli
mijomi
mije pi olin mije
peto
pana e telo oko
omekalike
o moku e kala ike
omen
o moli e mi

See also[edit | edit source]