Books by the language creator

  1. pu pu
    a guidebook with lessons and exercises as a sound starting point
  2. ku ku
    a two-way dictionary with tens of thousands of examples to inspire you to remix words into your own sentences to express every possible idea
  3. su su
    a series of entertaining story books with sitelen pona glyphs as the main text and full-page colour illustrations

su su: illustrated stories in glyphs

  1. A New Anthology! (sneak preview)
    Multiple translators, illustrated by Pixel Yuu
    To be published: mid-2025
  2. front cover of su book sample of interior of su book

    jan[osuliuta]piwawanasa
    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Toki Pona edition)

    Translated by Sonja Lang, illustrated by Evan Dahm
    Published: (paperback only)
    amazon.com/dp/0978292375

ku ku: a dictionary with 11,000 examples

front cover of ku book

Toki Pona Dictionary, compiled by Sonja Lang
Published: July 2021 (paperback only)
amazon.com/dp/0978292367

pu pu: a guidebook with exercises

front cover of pu book

Toki Pona: The Language of Good, by Sonja Lang
Published: May 2014

* Notes on lipu pu (free 2021 update)

Official translations and adaptations:

Contact the author

Contact Sonja Lang on Discord, Bluesky or at email address of Sonja

About Toki Pona

  • Minimalism
    Toki Pona is a simple, complete language I created in 2001 in a personal quest to understand the meaning of life in just 120 words. It draws on universal patterns from dozens of languages I studied.
  • Rapid growth
    Today, there are tens of thousands of community members. The core vocabulary ranges from 120 to 140 words, depending on the speaker or metric used.
  • Popularity
    Toki Pona is among the most successful constructed languages, second only to Esperanto by most metrics, and surpassing it among the younger generation.
  • International auxiliary language (IAL)
    Toki Pona: a Small World Language compares Toki Pona to Esperanto and clarifies common misconceptions. Although Toki Pona wasn’t proposed as an IAL, it has grown into a language with a global community.
  • University recognition
  • Official status
    In 2022, ISO 639-3 adopted the code ‘tok’ for Toki Pona, officially recognizing it as a world language.

—Sonja Lang

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Find a translator

Need a text translated or proofread? I highly recommend the freelance work of:

  • jan Sonja: email address of Sonja (French and Esperanto also)
  • jan Tepan: email address (German also)
  • jan Ke Tami: email address (German also)
  • jan Ne: email address
  • jan Apikela: email address
  • jan Tepo: email address
  • jan Pensa: email address (Esperanto also)
  • jan Kekan San: email address
  • jan Sepulon: email address
  • jan Polijan: email address
  • jan Asiku: email address

There are many more competent Toki Pona writers and speakers you can find! The ones listed above have been vetted through an anonymous evaluation process.

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