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tokipona.org • 2 days ago

A project by Starkey Comics:
https://starkeycomics.com/2025/03/02/the-etymology-of-every-toki-pona-word/
#tokipona

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tonyzuko.bsky.social•2 days ago

Isn't "li" from Tok Pisin "i"?

tokipona.org•2 days ago

Grammatically yes, but the sounds came from ri or li in Esperanto.

amadeo-sendiulo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Ri my beloved

Though probably would be better for Asians if gi won
seems like too late now, tho

mingcate.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wait pan isn't cognate with the romance words for bread?? plot twist of the century

horse.twilightsparkle.space•1 day ago

mi sama!

tokipona.org•1 day ago

multiple etymologies are possible for "pan".

amadeo-sendiulo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I think lacking multiple etymologies is a problem of that list. Well, la is in many Romance languages and also Esperanto and even people not interested in languages know that la exists.

tokipona.org•2 days ago

If anyone can help identify why we reached 139 and not 140, let us know. I am worried we maybe forgot one. https://sona.pona.la/wiki/How_many_words_does_Toki_Pona_have%3F

kinnikinniki.bsky.social•1 day ago

maybe ale and ali were counted as two?

awesmelie.bsky.social•2 days ago

if https://linku.la is where the 140 number comes from then nimisin is the one difference i think?

tokipona.org•2 days ago

perfect! thanks! yeah that one we intentionally omitted. so no problem them.

amadeo-sendiulo.bsky.social•11 hours ago

Maybe 'mu' is onomatopeic but it is vey similar to Esperanto 'muĝi' which can mean 'to moo' or 'to make a loud noice' in general.

Hmm, on second thought, it is just 'moo'.

violetters-zye2.com.br•2 days ago

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