luka pona

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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 NMFsnon-manual features, 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
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]
	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]
	nena	nena (lon poka sijelo) [shoulder]
akesi	tu	palisa luka li lon weka [fingers pointing sideways] lon uta [on mouth]
esun	nena	sike supa [verticle circle] sinpin luka li lon sewi [palm up]
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]
jan	wan	tawa anpa [downward movement] palisa luka li lon sewi. [fingers up]
	tawa	tawa anpa [downward movement] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down]
jasima
kalama	telo	lon uta [on mouth] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down]
	telo	lon poka lawa [beside head] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down]
kama/tawa	tawa	tawa weka [movement away] tawa poka [sideways] tawa jan [towards self]
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]
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kule	lili	sike sewi [vertical circle]
kulupu	wan	sike supa [horizontal circle]
	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]
	tu	tawa anpa [downwards motion]
	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]
linja	lili	tawa poka [sidways]
lon	wan	tawa lili anpa [flick down]
	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]
mama	tu	lon sijelo [chest/stomach] sinpin luka li lon sewi [palm up]
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]
monsi	supa	sinpin luka li lon jan [palm towards self]
moli	supa	lon uta [mouth] tawa poka [sideways motion]
meli	tawa	lon uta [mouth]
mije	tawa	lon oko [eyes]
mu	nena	lon uta [mouth]
	telo	lon poka lawa [beside head] sinpin luka li lon anpa. [palm down]
musi	telo	sinpin luka li lon poka [palm to the side] tawa sewi [upward motion]
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
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]
pu
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]
soko
sona	nena	lon lawa (poka) [head (beside)]
sona/isipin	wan	lon lawa (poka) [head (beside)] palisa luka li lon sewi [pointing up]
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]
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]
unpaa
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]
	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
  • Grammar documentation in Google Docs
  • Grammar documentation (literal English translation)
• Dictionary spreadsheet
• Fingerspelling: one-handed, two-handed
• Handshapes

Compiled by the community

• Memrise
• Anki - Discord, Mega
• Latest fingerspelling
• Online searchable dictionary