Toki pona, a language with only 125 words
ojamajo | 2017
https://steemit.com/language/@ojamajo/toki-pona-a-language-with-only-125-words
Toki pona, a language with only 125 words
ojamajo | 2017
https://steemit.com/language/@ojamajo/toki-pona-a-language-with-only-125-words
Toki Pona
SimpleSpeak: the Natural, Simple Language
sina kama pona lon toki awen pi toki pona! (Welcome to the Toki Pona site!)
Natural, because it is meant to communicate basic human feelings, actions, concepts, and the realities of everyday life.
Simple, because it reduces words and ideas to their most simple meanings, avoiding unnecessary complexity. The entire language has only 14 sounds and 125 words.
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The 125 most common words in the English language.
According to Sebastian Wren (2000) these words make up half of the words in text.
https://www.scilt.org.uk/Portals/24/Library/slr/issues/14/Thornber.pdf
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