

10.3 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.While activity mainly takes place online in chat rooms, on social media, and in other groups, there were a few organized in-person meetings during the 2000s and 2010s. Despite the small vocabulary, speakers can understand and communicate, mainly relying on context and combinations of words to express more specific meanings.Īfter its initial creation, a small community of speakers developed in the early 2000s. Partly inspired by Taoist philosophy, the language is designed to help users concentrate on basic things and to promote positive thinking, in accordance with the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. However, it was not created as an international auxiliary language. Its words are easy to pronounce across languages which allow it to serve as a bridge of sorts for people of different cultures. In Toki Pona: The Language of Good, Lang presents around 120 words, while the later Toki Pona Dictionary lists 137 "essential" words and a number of less-used ones. It focuses on simple, near-universal concepts to maximize expression from very little. Toki Pona is an isolating language with only 14 phonemes. Lang also released a supplementary dictionary, the Toki Pona Dictionary, in July 2021, based on community usage. The first drafts were published online in 2001, while the complete form was published in the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good in 2014. It was created by Sonja Lang, a Canadian linguist and translator, to simplify thoughts and communication. Toki Pona (rendered as toki pona and variously translated as 'the language of good' or 'simple talk' IPA: ( listen) English: / ˈ t oʊ k i ˈ p oʊ n ə/) is a philosophical artistic constructed language (philosophical artlang) known for its small vocabulary, simplicity, and ease of acquisition. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. A posteriori language, with elements of English, Tok Pisin, Finnish, Georgian, Dutch, Acadian French, Esperanto, Croatian and Chinese
