Toki Pona
Toki Pona is an isolating language with only 14 phonemes and an underlying feature of minimalism. It focuses on simple, near-universal concepts to maximize expression from very few words. In ''Toki Pona: The Language of Good'' (referred to as ''pu''), Lang presents around 120 words, while the later ''Toki Pona Dictionary'' (referred to as ''ku'') lists 137 "essential" words and a number of less-used ones. Between then and the publication of ''Toki Pona Dictionary'', varying counts were given for the number of words in the former (, 'words of the official Toki Pona book'), ranging between 120 and 125. The ''Toki Pona Dictionary'' added 16 new "essential" words (, 'important dictionary words'), and states on its back cover that there are a total of 137. It also includes several less-used words (, 'dictionary words of little importance').}} Its words are easy to pronounce across language backgrounds, which allows it to serve as a bridge of sorts for people of different cultures. However, it was not created as an international auxiliary language. Partly inspired by Taoist philosophy, the language is designed to help users concentrate on basic things and to promote positive thinking, in accordance with the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis. Despite the small vocabulary, speakers can understand and communicate, mainly relying on context, combinations of words, and expository sentences to express more specific meanings.
After its initial creation, a small community of speakers developed in the early 2000s. While activity mainly takes place online in chat rooms, on social media, and in other online groups, there have been a few organized in-person meetings. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Münevver Demir, Sonja Lang, Martin Schlattjan, Uta Drebber, Inga Wedemeyer, Dirk Nierhoff, Ingrid Kaul, Jan Sowa, Ali Canbay, Ulrich Töx, Hans-Michael SteffenGet full text
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3by Bei Gao, Atoosa Emami, Rongrong Zhou, Sonja Lang, Yi Duan, Yi Duan, Yanhan Wang, Yanhan Wang, Lu Jiang, Lu Jiang, Rohit Loomba, David A. Brenner, Peter Stärkel, Bernd Schnabl, Bernd SchnablGet full text
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5by Sonja Lang, Anna Martin, Fedja Farowski, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Maria J.G.T. Vehreschild, Jinyuan Liu, Marcin Krawczyk, Angela Nowag, Anne Kretzschmar, Jens Herweg, Bernd Schnabl, Xin M. Tu, Frank Lammert, Tobias Goeser, Frank Tacke, Kathrin Heinzer, Philipp Kasper, Hans‐Michael Steffen, Münevver DemirGet full text
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6by Philipp Kasper, Saida Breuer, Thorben Hoffmann, Christina Vohlen, Ruth Janoschek, Lisa Schmitz, Sarah Appel, Gregor Fink, Christoph Hünseler, Alexander Quaas, Münevver Demir, Sonja Lang, Hans-Michael Steffen, Anna Martin, Christoph Schramm, Martin Bürger, Esther Mahabir, Tobias Goeser, Jörg Dötsch, Eva Hucklenbruch-Rother, Inga Bae-GartzGet full text
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7by Bei Gao, Yi Duan, Sonja Lang, Dinesh Barupal, Tsung‐Chin Wu, Luis Valdiviez, Bryan Roberts, Ying Yng Choy, Tong Shen, Gregory Byram, Ying Zhang, Sili Fan, Benjamin Wancewicz, Yan Shao, Kevin Vervier, Yanhan Wang, Rongrong Zhou, Lu Jiang, Shilpa Nath, Rohit Loomba, Juan G. Abraldes, Ramon Bataller, Xin M. Tu, Peter Stärkel, Trevor D. Lawley, Oliver Fiehn, Bernd SchnablGet full text
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