Ali Najafi
@alinajafi.bsky.social
Language enthusiast [fa, en, tok, eo, es, tr]
“pu Pasi” translator
#oponaemi
Creator of Toki Pona mini-lessons on Instagram:
@tokipona.li [fa]
@tokipona.en
@tokipona.eo
Teacher, Linux user, EV fan
“pu Pasi” translator
#oponaemi
Creator of Toki Pona mini-lessons on Instagram:
@tokipona.li [fa]
@tokipona.en
@tokipona.eo
Teacher, Linux user, EV fan
mi toki musi, mi pali e sitelen toki lon suno wawa. “ona li mama suli pi mi mute,” jan sona Kaku li toki e ni.
Watching a documentary, I got inspired by Dr. Kaku to write a poem about supernovas, the true mother of ours. Here it is with some bits of pics and music.
youtu.be/IGmyhLHx4iI
#tokipona
Watching a documentary, I got inspired by Dr. Kaku to write a poem about supernovas, the true mother of ours. Here it is with some bits of pics and music.
youtu.be/IGmyhLHx4iI
#tokipona
suno wawa - an original Toki Pona poem about supernovas
YouTube video by Ali Najafi
youtu.be
April 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
mi toki musi, mi pali e sitelen toki lon suno wawa. “ona li mama suli pi mi mute,” jan sona Kaku li toki e ni.
Watching a documentary, I got inspired by Dr. Kaku to write a poem about supernovas, the true mother of ours. Here it is with some bits of pics and music.
youtu.be/IGmyhLHx4iI
#tokipona
Watching a documentary, I got inspired by Dr. Kaku to write a poem about supernovas, the true mother of ours. Here it is with some bits of pics and music.
youtu.be/IGmyhLHx4iI
#tokipona
Today I got a comment from somebody in Turkey who'd just printed out my #tokipona #book in Persian (pu Pasi). I'm so flattered that it's been used outside the Persian community.
[tok] jan wan li lukin e lipu pu Pasi lon ma Tuki. mi pilin wawa tan ni: lipu mi li pana e pona tawa jan pi ma ante.
[tok] jan wan li lukin e lipu pu Pasi lon ma Tuki. mi pilin wawa tan ni: lipu mi li pana e pona tawa jan pi ma ante.
April 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
lipu kasi pi pu Pasi li lon a!
mi pilin wawa tan ni.
Interestingly it has 120 pages of content.
#tokipona #book #translation
mi pilin wawa tan ni.
Interestingly it has 120 pages of content.
#tokipona #book #translation
March 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
lipu kasi pi pu Pasi li lon a!
mi pilin wawa tan ni.
Interestingly it has 120 pages of content.
#tokipona #book #translation
mi pilin wawa tan ni.
Interestingly it has 120 pages of content.
#tokipona #book #translation
I discovered an interesting phenomenon about Toki Pona – or possibly any – logographic writing system:
After reading a few pages of lipu su in Sitelen Pona, I started *visualizing* the concepts and meanings in my mind rather than *reading* the words.
#tokipona #language #mind
After reading a few pages of lipu su in Sitelen Pona, I started *visualizing* the concepts and meanings in my mind rather than *reading* the words.
#tokipona #language #mind
March 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I totally relate to this. I always feel short since I can't read/write Sitelen Sitelen.
March 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I totally relate to this. I always feel short since I can't read/write Sitelen Sitelen.
pini la mi jo e lipu su.
ma mi la ona li wile e mani mute,
taso jan sama mi li pana e ona tawa mi tan ma ante.
ma mi la ona li wile e mani mute,
taso jan sama mi li pana e ona tawa mi tan ma ante.
March 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
pini la mi jo e lipu su.
ma mi la ona li wile e mani mute,
taso jan sama mi li pana e ona tawa mi tan ma ante.
ma mi la ona li wile e mani mute,
taso jan sama mi li pana e ona tawa mi tan ma ante.
Reposted by Ali Najafi
jan li pana e kili mute-
tawa sina.
ona li wile ala mani-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi jo e kili mute.
mi jo e kili mute.
jan ante li kama-
tawa sina.
ona li wile e kili wan-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi wile ala pana.
mi wile ala pana.
tawa sina.
ona li wile ala mani-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi jo e kili mute.
mi jo e kili mute.
jan ante li kama-
tawa sina.
ona li wile e kili wan-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi wile ala pana.
mi wile ala pana.
March 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
jan li pana e kili mute-
tawa sina.
ona li wile ala mani-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi jo e kili mute.
mi jo e kili mute.
jan ante li kama-
tawa sina.
ona li wile e kili wan-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi wile ala pana.
mi wile ala pana.
tawa sina.
ona li wile ala mani-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi jo e kili mute.
mi jo e kili mute.
jan ante li kama-
tawa sina.
ona li wile e kili wan-
tan sina.
sina pilin ni.
mi wile ala pana.
mi wile ala pana.
Reposted by Ali Najafi
Tokipona മാഗസിൻ ആയ lipu tenpo യിൽ ആദ്യമായി എൻ്റെ ഒരു വർക്ക് ഇടം പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
January 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tokipona മാഗസിൻ ആയ lipu tenpo യിൽ ആദ്യമായി എൻ്റെ ഒരു വർക്ക് ഇടം പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
Tonight I got my handwriting Sitelen Pona font created by “waso Keli”.
I'm very excited! Thank you, Kelly! Thank you @lipamanka.gay to spread the word with us!
wasokeli.github.io/sp-font-make...
I'm very excited! Thank you, Kelly! Thank you @lipamanka.gay to spread the word with us!
wasokeli.github.io/sp-font-make...
wasokeli.github.io
January 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Tonight I got my handwriting Sitelen Pona font created by “waso Keli”.
I'm very excited! Thank you, Kelly! Thank you @lipamanka.gay to spread the word with us!
wasokeli.github.io/sp-font-make...
I'm very excited! Thank you, Kelly! Thank you @lipamanka.gay to spread the word with us!
wasokeli.github.io/sp-font-make...
W = 1 (wan)
T = 2 (tu)
TW
TT
TTW = 5 (luka)
LW
LT
LTW
LTT
LL
LLW
LLT
LLTW
LLTT
LLL
LLLW
LLLT
LLLTW
LLLTT
LLLTTW = 20 (mute)
Find the pattern and guess the next single word number.
#tokipona
T = 2 (tu)
TW
TT
TTW = 5 (luka)
LW
LT
LTW
LTT
LL
LLW
LLT
LLTW
LLTT
LLL
LLLW
LLLT
LLLTW
LLLTT
LLLTTW = 20 (mute)
Find the pattern and guess the next single word number.
#tokipona
December 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM
W = 1 (wan)
T = 2 (tu)
TW
TT
TTW = 5 (luka)
LW
LT
LTW
LTT
LL
LLW
LLT
LLTW
LLTT
LLL
LLLW
LLLT
LLLTW
LLLTT
LLLTTW = 20 (mute)
Find the pattern and guess the next single word number.
#tokipona
T = 2 (tu)
TW
TT
TTW = 5 (luka)
LW
LT
LTW
LTT
LL
LLW
LLT
LLTW
LLTT
LLL
LLLW
LLLT
LLLTW
LLLTT
LLLTTW = 20 (mute)
Find the pattern and guess the next single word number.
#tokipona
I’m learning and using Toki Pona, not only because it has minimal vocabulary, but also because it has simple, minimal features in every aspect of the language:
mi kama sona e #tokipona tan luka tu wan ni:
- ona li jo e nimi lili.
- li jo e mu lili e kipisi nimi lili.
- nimi ale la kipisi nimi wawa li kipisi nanpa wan.
- sitelen ona en toki ona li sama.
- tenpo ale la nimi wan taso li awen ale li kama jo ala e kipisi namako.
- ona li jo e nimi lili.
- li jo e mu lili e kipisi nimi lili.
- nimi ale la kipisi nimi wawa li kipisi nanpa wan.
- sitelen ona en toki ona li sama.
- tenpo ale la nimi wan taso li awen ale li kama jo ala e kipisi namako.
December 27, 2024 at 9:33 AM
I’m learning and using Toki Pona, not only because it has minimal vocabulary, but also because it has simple, minimal features in every aspect of the language:
mi kama sona e #tokipona tan luka tu wan ni:
- ona li jo e nimi lili.
- li jo e mu lili e kipisi nimi lili.
- nimi ale la kipisi nimi wawa li kipisi nanpa wan.
- sitelen ona en toki ona li sama.
- tenpo ale la nimi wan taso li awen ale li kama jo ala e kipisi namako.
- ona li jo e nimi lili.
- li jo e mu lili e kipisi nimi lili.
- nimi ale la kipisi nimi wawa li kipisi nanpa wan.
- sitelen ona en toki ona li sama.
- tenpo ale la nimi wan taso li awen ale li kama jo ala e kipisi namako.
December 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
mi kama sona e #tokipona tan luka tu wan ni:
- ona li jo e nimi lili.
- li jo e mu lili e kipisi nimi lili.
- nimi ale la kipisi nimi wawa li kipisi nanpa wan.
- sitelen ona en toki ona li sama.
- tenpo ale la nimi wan taso li awen ale li kama jo ala e kipisi namako.
- ona li jo e nimi lili.
- li jo e mu lili e kipisi nimi lili.
- nimi ale la kipisi nimi wawa li kipisi nanpa wan.
- sitelen ona en toki ona li sama.
- tenpo ale la nimi wan taso li awen ale li kama jo ala e kipisi namako.
Reposted by Ali Najafi
mi:
- I, me, we, us (source: pu)
- me, I, my, mine, our, myself, us, self, we, ours, ourselves, personal, ego (source: ku)
Note: Like other words, it has no default number, but we can be more specific: mi mute, mi tu, mi ale, mi wan, etc. Placement creates possessive.
#conlang #lexember #tokipona
- I, me, we, us (source: pu)
- me, I, my, mine, our, myself, us, self, we, ours, ourselves, personal, ego (source: ku)
Note: Like other words, it has no default number, but we can be more specific: mi mute, mi tu, mi ale, mi wan, etc. Placement creates possessive.
#conlang #lexember #tokipona
December 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Ali Najafi
“jan ale li weka la kasi li awen”
“all people leave; nature stays”
“all people leave; nature stays”
December 20, 2024 at 2:38 PM
“jan ale li weka la kasi li awen”
“all people leave; nature stays”
“all people leave; nature stays”
Reposted by Ali Najafi
namako:
- new, fresh; additional, another, extra (source: pu)
- N spice, adornment, extension, bonus, salt; ADJ extra, additional, bonus, fancy, special, spare (source: ku)
Note: Merged with 'sin' in pu to simplify for learners. lipu ku confirms separate meanings.
#lexember #conlang #tokipona
- new, fresh; additional, another, extra (source: pu)
- N spice, adornment, extension, bonus, salt; ADJ extra, additional, bonus, fancy, special, spare (source: ku)
Note: Merged with 'sin' in pu to simplify for learners. lipu ku confirms separate meanings.
#lexember #conlang #tokipona
December 22, 2024 at 11:04 AM
@tokipona.org
I'm quite curious, when choosing Toki Pona phonemes did you consider the fact that voiceless consonants /k, p, t, s/ need less energy to produce compared to their voiced counterparts /g, b, d, z/?
#tokipona
I'm quite curious, when choosing Toki Pona phonemes did you consider the fact that voiceless consonants /k, p, t, s/ need less energy to produce compared to their voiced counterparts /g, b, d, z/?
#tokipona
December 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM
@tokipona.org
I'm quite curious, when choosing Toki Pona phonemes did you consider the fact that voiceless consonants /k, p, t, s/ need less energy to produce compared to their voiced counterparts /g, b, d, z/?
#tokipona
I'm quite curious, when choosing Toki Pona phonemes did you consider the fact that voiceless consonants /k, p, t, s/ need less energy to produce compared to their voiced counterparts /g, b, d, z/?
#tokipona
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pakala:
- botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up (source: pu)
- ADJ broken, burst, hurt; N destruction, mistake, damage, accident, error, crash, harm, fault, failure, injury, flaw; EXCL damn; VT ruin, destroy, hurt, injure, harm, break; VI fail, break (source: ku)
#tokipona #lexember #conlang
- botched, broken, damaged, harmed, messed up (source: pu)
- ADJ broken, burst, hurt; N destruction, mistake, damage, accident, error, crash, harm, fault, failure, injury, flaw; EXCL damn; VT ruin, destroy, hurt, injure, harm, break; VI fail, break (source: ku)
#tokipona #lexember #conlang
December 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
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December 18, 2024 at 7:13 AM
I love languages. Any languages. But Toki Pona has some unique features that makes it attractive to me: a combination of mechanical rules and artistic beauty, simplicity of sounds & structures and freedom of choice, straightforward writing system and variety of options.
#tokipona
#tokipona
Is Toki Pona a worthwhile experience or a waste of time? Why?
December 16, 2024 at 2:58 PM
I love languages. Any languages. But Toki Pona has some unique features that makes it attractive to me: a combination of mechanical rules and artistic beauty, simplicity of sounds & structures and freedom of choice, straightforward writing system and variety of options.
#tokipona
#tokipona
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linja:
- long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn (source: pu)
- N string, cord, line, rope, thread, fibre, link, cable, connection, row, streak, ray, wire, hair; VT link, connect, arrange in a line; ADJ flexible, long (source: ku)
#tokipona #lexember #conlang
- long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn (source: pu)
- N string, cord, line, rope, thread, fibre, link, cable, connection, row, streak, ray, wire, hair; VT link, connect, arrange in a line; ADJ flexible, long (source: ku)
#tokipona #lexember #conlang
December 14, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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li:
- PARTICLE (between any subject except ‘mi’ alone or ‘sina’ alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) (source: pu)
- “The important particle ‘li’ doesn’t have an exact English equivalent and isn’t taught in this book.” (source: ku)
#tokipona #lexember #conlang
- PARTICLE (between any subject except ‘mi’ alone or ‘sina’ alone and its verb; also to introduce a new verb for the same subject) (source: pu)
- “The important particle ‘li’ doesn’t have an exact English equivalent and isn’t taught in this book.” (source: ku)
#tokipona #lexember #conlang
December 14, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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December 13, 2024 at 8:03 AM