luka pona
luka pona, or LPSL (luka pona sign language), is a constructed sign language. It is a tokiponido created by jan Olipija. It is a real sign language, including classifiers and NMFs , unlike toki pona luka which is a relex of toki pona into signs.
The main community center for luka pona is the #luka-pona
channel on the ma pona pi toki pona discord server.
Phonology and Morphology
luka pona morphology is primarily defined by the combination of *shape*, *placement*, *orientation*, and *motion*
(todo List hand shapes, show example minimal pairs)
Word list
word | handshape | details | SignWriting |
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ala | supa | lon nena (pi poka sijelo) [shoulder] | |
alasa | wan | tawa weka [away from self] | |
ale/ali | telo | sike sewi [vertical circle] | |
anpa | tawa | palisa luka li lon anpa [pointing down] | |
anpa | nena | tawa anpa [downward movement] | |
ante | kiwen | o ante e sinpin luka lon sewi [flip up] | |
ante | wan | o ante e sinpin luka lon sewi [flip up] | |
anu | tawa | o ante e sinpin tawa sewi [flip up] | |
awen | nena | tawa jan [towards self] | |
awen | nena | nena (lon poka sijelo) [shoulder] | |
akesi | tu | palisa luka li lon weka [fingers pointing sideways] lon uta [on mouth] |
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esun | nena | sike supa [verticle circle] sinpin luka li lon sewi [palm up] |
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en/kin/kan | tawa | o ante e sinpin tawa anpa [flip down] | |
ijo | wan | lon luka (ante) [other hand] | |
ilo | tawa | lon luka (ante) [other hand] | |
isipin/lukin | wan | lon oko [eyes] | |
insa | tawa | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] | |
ike | kiwen | sinpin luka li lon jan [palm away from self] | |
jelo | lili | lon lawa (poka) [beside head] | |
jo | nena | sinpin luka li lon sewi [palm up] | |
jaki | kiwen | lon oko [eyes] sinpin luka li lon jan [palm away from self] |
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jan | wan | tawa anpa [downward movement] palisa luka li lon sewi. [fingers up] |
|
jan | tawa | tawa anpa [downward movement] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down] |
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kalama | telo | lon uta [on mouth] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down] |
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kalama | telo | lon poka lawa [beside head] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down] |
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kama/tawa | tawa | tawa weka [movement away] tawa poka [sideways] tawa jan [towards self] |
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ken | kiwen | tawa anpa [downward] | |
kepeken | kiwen | sike sewi [vertical circle] | |
kili | kiwen | lon uta [mouth] | |
kiwen | kiwen | sinpin luka li lon anpa [palm down] | |
kipisi | tu | tawa lili anpa [flick down] | |
kijetesantakalu | tu | lon oko [eyes] sinpin luka li lon weka [palm away from self] |
|
kon | telo | tawa mute [wiggle/fan] | |
kule | lili | sike sewi [vertical circle] | |
kulupu | wan | sike supa [horizontal circle] | |
kulupu | telo | sike supa [horizontal circle] palisa luka li lon sewi [pointing up] |
|
kute | wan | lon lawa (poka) [head] | |
kala | supa | tawa mute [shake] | |
ko | nena | sike sewi [verticle circle] | |
la | tawa | tawa lili sewi [flick up] | |
lawa | kiwen | lon lawa (poka) [head] | |
lape | supa | lon lawa (poka) [head] | |
laso | lili | lon luka (ante) [hand (other)] | |
len | nena | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] | |
lete | telo | lon luka (ante) [hand (other)] | |
lili | supa | tawa anpa [downwards motion] | |
lili | tu | tawa anpa [downwards motion] | |
lili | lili | sinpin luka li lon weka[sinpin luka li lon weka | |
lipu | supa | lon luka ante [on other hand] | |
loje | lili | lon uta [mouth] | |
luka | telo | sinpin luka tawa weka [palm away from self] | |
lukin/oko | tu | sike sewi [vertical circle] lon oko [eyes] palisa luka li lon weka [pointing away from self] palisa luka tawa weka [fingers away from self] palisa luka li lon weka [pointing away from self] palisa luka li lon jan [pointing away from self] |
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linja | lili | tawa poka [sidways] | |
lon | wan | tawa lili anpa [flick down] | |
lon | tawa | tawa lili anpa [flick down] | |
lupa | sike | sinpin luka li lon anpa [palm down] | |
ma | supa | sike supa [horizontal circle] sinpin luka li lon anpa [palm down] |
|
mi | wan | palisa luka li lon jan [pointing towards self] | |
moku | sike | lon uta [mouth] | |
monsuta | telo | tawa jan [towards self] | |
mani | wan | lon oko [eyes] palisa luka li lon sewi [pointing up] |
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monsi | supa | sinpin luka li lon jan [palm towards self] | |
moli | supa | lon uta [mouth] tawa poka [sideways motion] |
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meli | tawa | lon uta [mouth] | |
mije | tawa | lon oko [eyes] | |
mu | nena | lon uta [mouth] | |
mu | telo | lon poka lawa [beside head] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down] |
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mama | tu | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] sinpin luka li lon sewi [palm up] |
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ma | supa | sike supa [horizontal circle] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down] |
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musi | telo | sinpin luka li lon poka [palm to the side] tawa sewi [upward motion] |
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mute | telo | tawa poka [sidways] | |
mun | sike | lon lawa (poka) [head (beside)] | |
namako/sin | supa | lon luka (ante) [hand (other)] tawa sewi [upward motion] palisa luka li lon sewi [fingers pointing upward] |
|
ni | wan | palisa luka li lon anpa [palm down] | |
nanpa | telo | lon oko [eyes] | |
nasa | wan | sike sewi [verticle circle] | |
nasin | supa | tawa weka [away from self] | |
nena | nena | sinpin li lon anpa [palm down] | |
nimi | supa | lon oko [eyes] | |
noka | tu | palisa luka li lon anpa [palm down] | |
olin | telo | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] | |
ona | wan | palisa luka li lon poka [palm sideways] | |
open | supa | ante sinpin tawa sewi [flip up] | |
o | supa | tawa lili tawa anpa [flick down] | |
pakala | telo | sinpin li ante tawa sewi[sinpin li ante tawa sewi | |
pali | kiwen | lon luka ante [other hand] tawa mute [fan/wiggle/shake] |
|
palisa | sike | tawa poka [movement sideways] | |
pan | telo | lon uta [mouth] | |
pana/lanpan | nena | tawa weka [away from self] sinpin luka li lon sewi[sinpin luka li lon sewi tawa jan [towards self] sinpin luka li lon sewi[sinpin luka li lon sewi tawa poka [sideways] sinpin luka li lon sewi[sinpin luka li lon sewi |
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pimeja | lili | lon nena (lon poka sijelo) [shoulder] | |
pini | supa | ante sinpin tawa anpa [flip down] | |
pilin | lili | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] | |
pi | lili | tawa lili tawa sewi [flick up] | |
poka | tawa | palisa luka li lon poka [fingers point sideways] | |
poki | sike | sinpin luka li lon poka [fingers point sideways] | |
pipi | lili | tawa mute [wiggle/shake] | |
pona | kiwen | sinpin luka li lon jan [palm towards self] | |
sama | kiwen | ante e sinpin luka tawa anpa [flip down] | |
sama | wan | ante e sinpin luka tawa anpa [flip down] | |
seli | telo | lon nena (pi poka sijelo) [shoulder] | |
seme | supa | sinpin luka li lon sewi[sinpin luka li lon sewi | |
seme | wan | tawa mute [shake/wiggle/fan] | |
sewi | tawa | palisa luka li lon sewi [pointing up] | |
sewi | nena | tawa sewi [movement up] | |
selo | sike | lon luka (ante) [other hand] | |
sijelo | supa | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] tawa anpa [downward] |
|
sike | sike | sike sewi [verticle circle] | |
sin | supa | lon luka (ante) [other hand] tawa sewi [movement up] |
|
sina | wan | palisa luka li lon weka [palm away from self] | |
sinpin | supa | sinpin luka li lon anpa [palm down] | |
sitelen | lili | sike supa [horizontal circle] | |
sona | nena | lon lawa (poka) [head (beside)] | |
sona/isipin | wan | lon lawa (poka) [head (beside)] palisa luka li lon sewi [pointing up] |
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soweli | tu | palisa luka li lon sewi [pointing up] tawa anpa [downward] |
|
suli | supa | tawa anpa [movement downward] | |
suli | tu | tawa anpa [movement downward] | |
suno | telo | lon lawa (poka) [head (beside)] | |
supa | supa | tawa poka [movement sideways] sinpin luka li lon anpa [palm downward] |
|
suwi | tu | lon uta [mouth] | |
tan | telo | ante sinpin tawa anpa [flip down] | |
taso | wan | tawa lili sewi [flick up] | |
tawa/kama | tawa | tawa weka [movement away] tawa poka [sideways] tawa jan [towards self] |
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telo | telo | tawa weka [movement away] | |
tenpo | tu | lon luka (ante) [other hand] | |
toki | supa | sike sewi [verticle circle] | |
tomo | nena | tawa poka [sideways] | |
tonsi | tawa | lon lawa (poka) [beside head] | |
tu | tu | sinpin luka li lon jan [palm towards self] | |
uta | wan | lon uta [mouth] | |
utala | kiwen | tawa weka [movement away] tawa jan [towards self] tawa poka [sideways] |
|
walo | lili | lon oko [eyes] | |
wan | wan | sinpin luka li lon jan [palm towards self] | |
waso | telo | tawa lili anpa [flick down] | |
wawa | kiwen | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] | |
weka | supa | tawa lili sewi [flick up] | |
wile | sike | lon sijelo [chest/stomach] | |
wile | telo | tawa jan [towards self] sinpin luka li lon sewi [palm up] |
Resources
Created by jan Olipja
- Video Dictionary
- luka pona li seme? (intro blog post)
- Grammar documentation
- Dictionary spreadsheet
- Fingerspelling: one-handed, two-handed
- Handshapes
Compiled by the community
Development and usage | jan Sonja · Toki Pona: The Language of Good (2014) · Tokiponidos · Software (Tools · Fonts) · suno pi toki pona · Toki Pona census · Toki Pona Dictionary (2021) · UCSUR · Linku · ISO 639-3 |
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Conventions | Phonology (Phonotactics) · Words (Tokiponization) · Grammar (Word order) · Social conventions · Writing systems (sitelen Lasina · sitelen pona · sitelen sitelen) · luka pona (sign language) · Number systems · Calendar systems · Styles (pu · pu-rism · ku · Nonstandard) |
Philosophy | Minimalism · Context · Circumlocution · Expression · Lexicalization · Multiple sentences · Comparisons |
Resources | Frequently asked questions · Courses · Dictionaries · Cheat sheets · Visual aids · Communities · Websites · Media |