From the incantations of Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Excalibur to early attempts at Klingon, learning and playing with language took an early root in my life.
Today I’m working on picking up Esperanto (thanks, Duolingo) and have discovered Toki Pona, a particularly minimalist language (14 letters, around 120 words). More than ever, I even feel like trying my hand at building an artificial language.
Is the world of constructed languages contagious for some of us?
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You can combine learning Esperanto and Toki Pona in at least two ways
toki pona en 76 ilustritaj lecionoj
tokipona.info
Toki Pona
Bergino Dale | 2009
Prelego pri Tokipono en Dua Vivo (Second Life), per la lingvo Esperanto.
vimeo.com/2289842
[that picture of Sonja is a wrong one]
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That’s an option I hadn’t considered. I’ve been flipping back and forth, with concern they could clash. Many thanks for the tip. ☺️
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You’re welcome…
some of the words of Toki Pona came from Esperanto (thru tokiponization)
from Esperanto
ijo < io
ilo < -ilo
musi < amuzi
mute < multe
pali < fari
pona < bona
selo < ŝelo
suno < suno
tenpo < tempo
tomo < domo
from Esperanto but repurposed
la < la
li < li
from multiple sources, including Esperanto
mi < Esperanto mi
o < Georgian -o ; English o; Esperanto ho
sama < Finnish sama; Esperanto sama
supa < French/English surface; Esperanto surfaco
jan Sonja did also created an excellent online Esperanto – English dictionary which is now unfortunately off-line …
mi tawa
jan Pite Janseke
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nimi ale pi toki pona lon toki Epelanto
http://tokipona.wikia.com/wiki/nimi_ale_pi_toki_pona_lon_toki_Epelanto
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nimi ni li pona. sina pana e sona mute.
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sina o kama pona…
[“you’re welcome”, litterally: you welcome; not sure if this structure is standard Toki Pona]
mi wile e ni : jan ale li kama sona e toki pona …
tenpo suno luka tu la jan li ken kama sona e toki pona li ken toki kepeken jan ale pi ma ale lon toki pona.
toki Inli li pona, taso toki pona li pona mute.
Wikilibroj : Tokipono
https://eo.wikibooks.org/wiki/Tokipono
mi tawa
jan Pite Janseke
http://mastodon.blue/jansegers
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toki sina li pona tawa mi.
toki toki pona li musi mute anu seme?
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