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Brief Intro
Toki Pona is a conlang (constructed language) designed with a focus on simplicity. It is commonly known as the world’s smallest language and has fewer than 200 words. It also has its own logograph / hieroglyphic system, which you can see a sample of below.
Online Communities
There are several online communities to choose from. However, these seem to be the most well known.
- Official Website (tons of great information here)
Apps
The following apps have Toki Pona content available:
Rating About Clozemaster Clozemaster focuses on contextual learning through fill-in-the-blank occlusion tests. Even the free version offers explanations for each […]
Online Classes, Tutorials, and Resources
There are a lot of free resources available, depending upon your learning style.
Online Games
- nasin sona musi (fun online game that helps you learn Toki Pona and Sitelen Pona)
- sona pona list of games (analogue and digital)
Online Resources
- sona pona (Toki Pona wiki)
- limi.li (online dictionary)
- Tatoeba (community-translated sentences)
- glosbe (community-translated dictionary)
- antetokipona (font list and demo page)
Online Classes
- Memrise Community Courses (closing at the end of 2025)
- My Little World Land (archiving a lot of the Memrise courses)
- Deckademy (also archiving some of the courses)
- Anki (flash card program – we are archiving some courses there)
Text Tutorials
- lipu sona mi pi toki pona (by soweli Sika)
- mun.la/sona (by jan Kekan san)
Video Tutorials
Toki Pona in 18 Minutes (by jan Tani) gives a good, quick overview of the language.
12 Days of Toki Pona (by jan Misali) provides bite-sized, guided lessons.
What is Toki Pona? (by jan Misali) is a planned, 12-video program (still in progress) that is an excellent overview of the language.
You and I Learn Toki Pona! (by jan Kekan san) is a guided, instructor-led course that goes more in depth and also teaches Sitelen Pona, the native script of Toki Pona.
Comprehensible Input
o pilin e toki pona (by jan Telakoman) is an excellent series teaches Toki Pona through immersion by telling stories completely in Toki Pona.
Toki Pona conversations with jan Miku (by jan Polijan). This creator does a lot of short videos that focus on contextual clues and comprehensible input, including this series, based on conversation.
lete li lon (also by jan Polijan) explores the world when it’s cold using comprehensible input. (They have many other playlists and videos, too, so be sure to check them out!)
Audio Pronunciation
Because Toki Pona is a relatively new conlang, there are not any native speakers that we are yet aware of. And even if there were, Toki Pona is not a regional language, so accents will naturally vary. However, the pronunciation is consistent while still allowing for variances, such as the similarities between k/g, r/l, etc. You can hear Toki Pona pronounced on Forvo.
Music
Despite being a small language, there is a thriving music community among Toki Pona speakers. Some videos will have subtitles, but all can be useful for listening practice. With songs in a variety of genres, there is really something for everyone.
Podcasts
Kalama Sin (34 episodes)
Toki Pona Podcast (12 episodes)
Toki Kala (3 episodes)
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Books
The following books are available on Toki Pona:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Toki Pona edition) (Official Toki Pona)
New starting from: 22.95
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