Toki Pona is a simple constructed language consisting of 120 words and 18 basic sounds. It was created by Canadian linguist Sonja Elen Kisa in 2001. It is a minimal language. Like a pidgin, it focuses on simple concepts and elements that are relatively universal among cultures. Toki Pona aims to express maximal meaning with minimal complexity. There are five vowels and nine consonants (j, k, l, m, n, p, s, t, w). The grammar is very regular and easy to learn. Core words are combined for more specific meanings. Verb endings are all the same, since there is no tense. Since there are a limited number of words, there is some ambiguity and often the meaning is derived from context. Each word can have multiple meanings, which makes learning the language more difficult than one might think. For example, the word 'Pona' can be a verb (to improve, to fix), an adjective (good, simple, right), a noun (goodness, simplicity), or an interjection (great!, cool! yay!). Context helps to determine which particular meaning is intended.
Lord's prayer in Toki Pona
mama pi mi mute o,
parent of many,
sina lon sewi kon.
you are above the sky.
nimi sina o sewi en pona.
your name is holy and good.
ma sina o kama.
may your country come.
jan o pali e wile sina en lon sewi kon en lon ma.
people do your wishes above the sky and on earth.
mama pi mi mute o,
parent of many,
sina lon sewi kon.
you are above the sky.
nimi sina o sewi en pona.
your name is holy and good.
ma sina o kama.
may your country come.
jan o pali e wile sina en lon sewi kon en lon ma.
people do your wishes above the sky and on earth.
by aikidave August 25, 2009
The Rythm guitarist for the band Dethklok, He is the 2nd fastest guitarist alive (next to skwisgaar skwigelf whon is 1st and the lead guitars for Dethklok) and is not a bumble bee. He was abandoned as a child in a village in Norway neer Lillehammer. His Interests include Gibson Flying V guitars, building model airplanes, clowns, candy, playing Dance Dance Revolution, making macaroni art, surfing the internet, pickled herring sandwiches, mosh pits, vibrating codpieces, safety briefings, giving himself "a really cool blowjob" (actually a nosebleed), kissing beautiful goils, Nihilism, Orthos the Tooth-Collector and actual sausage festivals.
by 3fidy December 30, 2007
The second fast guitarist in the world. Also the rhythm guitarist for Dethklok, the band from the show Metalocalypse. Toki is norwegian and speaks with a very noticable accent. His english is somewhat understandable seeing as how he adds "s" onto words where it does not belong. Toki is seen as the "cutesy" figure of the metal band and has an obesseion with candy and his "deddybear".
Pickles: Toki doesnt do anything!
Nathan: Hey, he makes sandwhiches alright?
Murderface: I make sandwhiches.
Nathan: WOAH! TOKI DOESNT DO ANYTHING!
"Toki Wartooth, not a bumblebee"
Nathan: Hey, he makes sandwhiches alright?
Murderface: I make sandwhiches.
Nathan: WOAH! TOKI DOESNT DO ANYTHING!
"Toki Wartooth, not a bumblebee"
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