English Explanatory Dictionary

Toki Pona

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A minimalist constructed language with creole-like elements designed by Sonja Lang.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Toki Pona.

Pronunciation

/ˈtəʊki ˈpəʊnə/ /ˈtoʊki ˈpoʊnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-Toki Pona.wav

Word forms

Toki Pona

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *talōną Proto-West Germanic *talōn Proto-West Germanic *-ukōn Proto-West Germanic *talkōn Old English *tealcian Middle English talken English talk Tok Pisin tokbor. Toki Pona toki Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Old Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonusder. Esperanto bonabor. Toki Pona pona Toki Pona toki ponabor. English Toki Pona From Toki Pona toki pona (literally “good language”), formed from toki (“language”) (from Tok Pisin tok, from English talk) + pona (“good”) (from Esperanto bona (“good”), ultimately from Latin bonus).

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Toki Pona terms

Derived words

tokiponido tokiponist tokiponization tokiponize
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