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This was recently on a textbin, glad I backed it up: A More Refined Minimal Language Inspired by Toki Pona & SpamTec & Ytcracker

Basic Vocabulary:

suno - sun, light, day moku - food, eat tomo - shelter, place, structure telo - drink, water, fluid jan - individual, person soweli - creature, animal kama - future, approach, event tawa - move, direction, towards ni - this, present mi - self, I sina - other, you ona - they, he, she, it Grammar:

Basic Structure: Subject + Verb (or Predicate)

mi moku. - I eat. sina suno. - You shine or You are sunny. Direct Objects are introduced with "e":

mi moku e telo. - I consume water. (I drink water.) sina tawa e tomo. - You move towards the shelter. (You go to the house.) Questions:

For yes/no questions, use "seme" after the verb. mi moku seme? - Do I eat? sina tawa seme? - Are you moving? For open-ended questions, place "seme" where the unknown is. seme li moku? - Who eats? sina tawa e seme? - Where are you going? Tense Indication:

Past: Use pini before the verb. Future: Use kama before the verb. mi pini moku. - I previously ate. (I ate.) mi kama moku. - I will eat soon. (I will eat.) Negation: Use ala after the verb.

mi moku ala. - I don't eat. Possession: Use pi between the possessor and the thing possessed.

mi pi tomo. - My house. sina pi moku. - Your food.

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If anyone is interested in practicing with me, let me know!

revid

há 3 anosdiscuss

That makes sense as to why it's from the 2000s prior to your modern tongue.

revid

há 3 anosdiscuss

this was circulating on usenet in early 2000s for a while, id love to see it official:

# Toki Pona: Snoufax II Advanced

## Basic Particles - *a* - particle - *e* - object marker - *en* - and - *la* - used for conditions and time - *li* - links subject and predicate - *o* - vocative particle - *pi* - of

## Tense and Aspect Modifiers - *sili* - Continuous or ongoing. "mi sili toki" – I am speaking.

## Moods and Modality - *kin* - Potentiality (can/might). "mi kin toki" – I might speak.

## Technical and Scientific Terms - *ilo sona* - Computer (knowledge tool). "mi kepeken ilo sona" – I use a computer.

## Abstract Concepts - *pona nasin* - Justice (right way/path). "pona nasin li tawa mi" – Justice is important to me.

## Idiomatic Expressions - *pakala luka* - Break a limb (good luck). "pakala luka tawa sina!" – Break a leg (Good luck)!

## Politeness Levels - *sewi* - To elevate the status of the person being spoken to. "sewi jan Lisa, mi toki tawa sina" – Honorable Lisa, I speak to you.

## Detailed Descriptors - *jelo pimeja* - Dark yellow (like mustard). "mi jo e tomo jelo pimeja" – I have a mustard-colored house.

## Complex Syntax - *seme* - Universally before a statement to make it interrogative. "seme sina toki?" – Are you speaking?

## Pronouns - *ono* - Neutral pronoun (they/them). "ono li toki tawa mi" – They are speaking to me.

## Numerical System - *ten* - Ten. "mi jo e ten tomo" – I have ten houses.

## Prefixes/Suffixes for Intensifiers - *suli-* - A prefix to mean "very/big". "suli-pona" – Very good.

## Passive Voice - *palisa* - Passive. "mi palisa toki" – I am spoken to.

## Directional Particles - *noka* - Toward. "mi tawa noka tomo" – I am going towards the house. - *monsi* - Away from. "mi tawa monsi tomo" – I am moving away from the house.

## Negation of Modality - *ala kin* - Cannot, impossible. "mi ala kin toki" – I can't speak.

## Temporal Phrases - *tenpo pini* - Previously, before. "tenpo pini la, mi toki" – I spoke before. - *tenpo kama* - Soon, later. "tenpo kama la, mi toki" – I will speak later.

## Comparison and Superlatives - *sama lili* - Less like, lesser. "mi sama lili jan Lisa" – I am less like Lisa. - *sama suli* - More like, greater. "mi sama suli jan Lisa" – I am more like Lisa.

## Conditional Statements - *sama... la* - If... then... "sama toki pona li pona tawa sina la, sina toki kepeken ona" – If you like Toki Pona, then you speak using it.

## Reflexive Actions - *sama mi* - Myself. "mi toki tawa sama mi" – I talk to myself.

## Possession - *pi mi* - Mine. "tomo ni li pi mi" – This house is mine.

## Emphasis Particle - *kin li* - Emphasizes the action or state. "mi kin li toki!" – I really am speaking!

## Uncertainty or Hesitation - *...anu...* - Either... or... "mi toki anu toki ala" – I either speak or don't.

## Verb Structures - *li... e* - Direct object indicator. "mi li toki e toki" – I speak the language. - *tan... tawa* - Cause and effect. "mi tan tomo tawa tomo sona" – I go from home to school.

## Adjectives and Adverbs - *sama sona* - Intelligently, knowledgeably. "ona li toki sama sona" – He speaks intelligently. - *pona mute* - Very well. "mi toki pona mute" – I speak very well.

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