sitelen pilin
Toki Pona Sitelen Emoji, known in Toki Pona as sitelen pilin, is a writing system that assigns an emoji to each word.
Sitelen Emoji was “chosen democratically. We have an open Discord committee that can make changes with approval of the subreddit…”
Usage[edit | edit source]
The following was simplified from the website:
Toki Pona Sitelen Emoji[edit | edit source]
Sentences[edit | edit source]
➖️ is used for a period (full stop) and ➗️ for a colon. Often, a new line is used to end a sentence for aesthetic reasons.
Proper Names[edit | edit source]
The 🔣 character encloses a phonetic spelling, similar to the sitelen pona cartouche.
Example: jan Sonja = 👤🔣🎁👋👇👤❗️🔣, which phonetically represents "jan Sonja." The words between the 🔣 characters spell out the name.
Latin Script[edit | edit source]
Online, it's common to use Latin letters for names (e.g., 👤Sonja).
Toki Ma Sitelen Emoji[edit | edit source]
Proper Names[edit | edit source]
Follow similar rules to Toki Pona, but syllables can be used instead of single letters.
Nasal Sound[edit | edit source]
The nena 👃 (smell) glyph is reserved for the nasal "-n".[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- nasin pi sitelen jelo, an alternate take on sitelen pilin
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official website
- Omniglot page (might be outdated)
- Discord server
- Transliterator