toki pona luka

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Marek Blahuš and Václav Zouzalík speaking Signed Toki Pona while eating lunch, during the Eŭropa Tokipona Studado in 2015

Signed Toki Pona or toki pona luka is a manually coded relex of Toki Pona, featuring the same grammar and word order. It is described in Toki Pona: The Language of Good.

toki pona luka has effectively been deprecated, and only consists of the 120 main nimi pu as a result. In the Toki Pona Dictionary, jan Sonja advocates and recommends learning luka pona, a full sign language, instead of toki pona luka.

Phonology

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Handshapes

Handshapes in toki pona luka describe the right hand.

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  Flat hand
  (FlatB; Bu^)

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  Thumb-fist
  (OpenA; Au)

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  Bent hand
  (BentB; B^u)

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  O hand
  (O; B~oc)

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  1 hand
  (1; 1o-f)

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  2 hand
  (V; Vo-f)

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  Wiggling hand
  (fingers moving; 5; 4u)

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  L hand
  (L; 1u)

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  F hand
  (9; 9o^f)

Notes:

Locations

1. In front of chest
2. At side of forehead
3. At side of chin
4. At left shoulder
5. At left elbow
6. On top of left fist
7. On stomach
8. Under left slanted forearm

Orientations

Most signs specify the direction that the palm faces; others specify the direction a finger points.

1. Left
2. Up
3. Down
4. Forward
5. Back

One or both hands

Most signs use only the right hand. Some signs use both hands, mirrored in gesture.

Dictionary

Sign	Handshape	Location	Orientation	Hands
a/kin	flat	at side of chin	palm left	one
akesi	2	at left elbow	palm back	one
ala	flat	at left shoulder	palm down	one
alasa	1	at left shoulder	palm back	one
ale/ali	wiggling	in front of chest	palm forward	both
anpa	bent	in front of chest	palm down	one
ante	bent	on top of left fist	palm left	one
anu	L	in front of chest	palm down	one
awen	L	at left shoulder	palm back	one
e	flat	in front of chest	palm down	one
en	L	on top of left fist	palm down	one
esun	bent	in front of chest	palm up	both
ijo	thumb-fist	in front of chest	palm down thumb left	one
ike	thumb-fist	in front of chest	palm forward	one
ilo	thumb-fist	on top of left fist	palm up	one
insa	L	on stomach	palm back	one
jaki	thumb-fist	at side of chin	palm forward	one
jan	2	at left shoulder	palm back	one
jelo	F	on stomach	palm down	one
jo	bent	on top of left fist	palm up	one
kala	flat	at left elbow	palm back	one
kalama	wiggling	at side of chin	palm left	one
kama	bent	in front of chest	palm back	one
kasi	F	on top of left fist	palm down	one
ken	thumb-fist	at left shoulder	palm back	one
kepeken	L	on top of left fist	palm left	one
kili	thumb-fist	at side of chin	palm left	one
kiwen	thumb-fist	on top of left fist	palm down	one
ko	bent	on stomach	palm down	one
kon	wiggling	in front of chest	palm left	one
kule	F	in front of chest	palm left	one
kulupu	2	at left shoulder	palm down	one
kute	thumb-fist	at side of forehead	palm left	one
la	bent	in front of chest	palm left	one
lape	flat	at side of forehead	palm left	one
laso	F	at left elbow	palm down	one
lawa	flat	at side of forehead	palm forward	one
len	bent	at left shoulder	palm back	one
lete	wiggling	at left elbow	palm down	one
li	flat	in front of chest	palm left	one
lili	2	at side of chin	palm forward	one
linja	1	at side of forehead	palm left	one
lipu	flat	on top of left fist	palm up	one
loje	F	at side of chin	palm left	one
lon	1	on top of left fist	palm down	one
luka	flat	in front of chest	palm forward	one
lukin/oko	2	in front of chest	palm down	one
lupa	O	in front of chest	palm left	one
ma	flat	in front of chest	palm down	both
mama	2	on stomach	palm down	one
mani	thumb-fist	at left elbow	palm back	one
meli	2	on stomach	palm back	one
mi	thumb-fist	in front of chest	palm down thumb back	one
mije	2	on top of left fist	palm left	one
moku	O	at side of chin	palm back	one
moli	L	at side of forehead	palm back	one
monsi	L	in front of chest	palm forward	one
mu	wiggling	at side of chin	palm down	one
mun	O	at side of forehead	palm left	one
musi	wiggling	at side of forehead	palm left	one
mute	flat	in front of chest	palm forward	both
nanpa	2	in front of chest	palm back	one
nasa	thumb-fist	at side of forehead	palm forward	one
nasin	flat	in front of chest	palm left	both
nena	bent	on top of left fist	palm down	one
ni	L	at side of chin	palm back	one
nimi	nothing	under left slanted forearm	—	one
noka	flat	in front of chest	palm back	one
o	wiggling	in front of chest	palm down	one
olin	wiggling	on stomach	palm back	one
ona	1	in front of chest	index finger left	one
open	O	at left shoulder	palm down	one
pakala	thumb-fist	on top of left fist	palm forward	one
pali	thumb-fist	on top of left fist	palm left	one
palisa	O	on top of left fist	palm left	one
pan	F	at side of chin	palm back	one
pana	wiggling	in front of chest	palm up	one
pi	O	in front of chest	palm forward	one
pilin	F	on stomach	palm back	one
pimeja	F	at left shoulder	palm down	one
pini	O	at left shoulder	palm up	one
pipi	1	at left elbow	palm back	one
poka	L	at left elbow	palm back	one
poki	O	in front of chest	palm down	one
pona	thumb-fist	in front of chest	palm left thumb up	one
pu	wiggling	on top of left fist	palm up	one
sama	thumb-fist	in front of chest	palm down	both
seli	wiggling	at left shoulder	palm down	one
selo	F	at left elbow	palm back	one
seme	flat	in front of chest	palm up	one
sewi	1	in front of chest	palm left index finger up	one
sijelo	flat	on stomach	palm back	one
sike	O	on top of left fist	palm down	one
sin/namako	wiggling	on top of left fist	palm left	one
sina	1	in front of chest	index finger forward	one
sinpin	L	in front of chest	palm back	both
sitelen	F	in front of chest	palm left	both
sona	bent	at side of forehead	palm left	one
soweli	flat	at left elbow	palm down	one
suli	2	at side of forehead	palm forward	one
suno	bent	at side of forehead	palm forward	one
supa	flat	in front of chest	palm up	both
suwi	2	at side of chin	palm left	one
tan	bent	at left elbow	palm back	one
taso	L	in front of chest	palm down	both
tawa	bent	in front of chest	palm forward	one
telo	wiggling	in front of chest	palm down	both
tenpo	F	on top of left fist	palm left	one
toki	bent	at side of chin	palm left	one
tomo	bent	in front of chest	palm left	both
tu	2	in front of chest	palm forward	one
unpa	2	on top of left fist	palm down	one
uta	1	at side of chin	palm back	one
utala	thumb-fist	at left shoulder	palm forward	one
walo	F	at side of forehead	palm down	one
wan	1	in front of chest	palm forward index finger up	one
waso	O	at side of chin	palm forward	one
wawa	thumb-fist	on stomach	palm back	one
weka	O	at left elbow	palm down	one
wile	O	on stomach	palm up	one
A	thumb-fist	under left slanted forearm	palm back	one
E	flat	under left slanted forearm	palm back	one
I/J	1	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
K	bent	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
L	L	under left slanted forearm	palm back	one
M	wiggling	under left slanted forearm	palm back	one
N	wiggling	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
O	O	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
P	F	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
S	thumb-fist	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
T	flat	under left slanted forearm	palm down	one
U/W	2	under left slanted forearm	palm back	one

References

Original text related to this article:

Toki Pona: The Language of Good § Sign Language

External links

Wikipesija has a Toki Pona article on
toki pona luka.

• Description of toki pona luka on lipu pi jan Ne
• Media related to toki pona luka on Wikimedia Commons