Recommended learning resources
This article is a curated, beginner-friendly list of Toki Pona resources recommended by members of the community. For a list of online communities which can help provide live practice and experienced feedback, see Communities § Online communities.
Official books
[edit | edit source]The official books are by Sonja Lang, the creator of Toki Pona.
- Toki Pona: The Language of Good (lipu pu), a lesson book with exercises
- Toki Pona Dictionary (lipu ku), a dictionary of example translations between English and Toki Pona
Online resources
[edit | edit source]Written lessons
[edit | edit source]| Course | Teacher | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| lipu sona pona | jan Lentan
(/dev/urandom) |
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| lipu sona | soweli Sika | |
| Learn Toki Pona! | jan Kekan San | English |
| Wasona | kala Asi |
Video lessons
[edit | edit source]| Course | Teacher | Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Learn Toki Pona! | jan Kekan San | English, Spanish (incomplete) |
| o pilin e toki pona (link) | jan Telakoman | Toki Pona (full immersion) |
| toki pona lessons | jan Misali | English |
| Toki Pona in 18 minutes | ilo Tani | English |
Dictionaries
[edit | edit source]Official dictionaries
[edit | edit source]- Official Toki Pona Dictionary, published in Toki Pona: The Language of Good
Community dictionaries
[edit | edit source]- Linku, a searchable dictionary by kala Asi. See linku.la or nimi.li
- Recommended to select only "core words" and "common words"
- Available in multiple languages
- nimi.pona.la, dictionary based on Sonja Lang's community polling, by ilo Sasi
- lipu sona pona dictionary, based on the lipu sona pona course by jan Lentan
- lipamanka's Semantic Spaces Dictionary, an in-depth explanation of what each word means
Private teachers
[edit | edit source]Flashcards
[edit | edit source]- Toki Pona mylittlewordland.com deck, formerly on Memrise by jan Antele
- Goes with jan Lentan's lessons. Has community-made/unofficial words in common use
- Anki deck sorted by word frequency
Others
[edit | edit source]- nasin toki pona, a detailed grammar for Toki Pona by jan Juli
- Toki Pona Cheat Sheet by jan Sa (available in many other languages)
- toki pona today, a set of lessons with audio and per-word exercises
- Beginner Texts in Toki Pona by jan Lakuse
See also
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