lipu jan pi jan Mose
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:53 am
It's been my observation that there is a significant overlap between conlangers, conworlders and roleplayers. I thought it would be fun to post our PCs and OCs here in Toki Pona. I'll start with a character of mine.
This is the first Toki Pona text I have written and I've probably made serious mistakes and I'm not sure how clear it is. I welcome constructive criticism, and it would be grand it if you guys could translate it back to English so I can see where I screwed up and how reliably Toki Pona can communicate without situational context.
This is the first Toki Pona text I have written and I've probably made serious mistakes and I'm not sure how clear it is. I welcome constructive criticism, and it would be grand it if you guys could translate it back to English so I can see where I screwed up and how reliably Toki Pona can communicate without situational context.
tenpo li tenpo pi tu insa Ma Wan pi Mewika. jan lili Apika li jan pali. pilin ike li mute insa Ma Wan. pilin ike li insa e Ma Wan lete e Ma Wan seli. jan Mose kalama pali li tawa tan ni: jan ike sewi pi jan Mose li esun wile e meli e jan lili.
jan ike sewi li jan Pali sewi. jan Pali li pana e kiwen mani. jan ike sewi pi jan Mose li jo kiwen mani.
jan Mose li tawa poka kiwen mani tan ona li wile mani. jan Mose li sona ala e ni: kiwen mani li jo wawa sewi. jan Mose li nasa tan ona li sona e lon jan Mose la ona li moli e jan Mose. jan Mose li tawa e Ma Wan seli tan jan Mose li sona wile e lon pi meli e lon pi jan lili.
jan Mose li sona taso ona li lon ala tawa tomo sona. ona wawa. jan pali mute li olin e ona. jan Mose li sona pona tan ala tan. jan Mose li jan kalama pona. jan pali en jan ike sewi li sona sewi pi ona tan ni: jan Mose li toki pona. jan Mose li ken sona kiwen wawa tan jan ike sewi li sona ala e ni: jan Mose li tawa. jan Mose li sona e ni: meli ona li esun. jan ike sewi, taso, li olin ala e meli pi jan Mose. jan Mose li sona e ni: jan ike sewi sin li ike mute.
jan Mose li jo sijelo sama, ijo lawa, poki pi kiwen mani kon. kiwen mani li ken, tan nasin pi jan Mose, li toki kon e ona. kiwen mani li ken pali e ijo mute. kiwen li ken pana e wawa. kiwen li ken pali e ni: sina kepeken kiwen mani la jan li ken lukin ala e sina. kiwen li ken pali e ni: sina li kama utala. kiwen li ken jo e ante sijelo. kiwen li ken pali e ni: sina li toki e kon insa kiwen. ni ale li pona, tan jan Mose li toki li utala ala. taso kiwen mani li jo e sona pi kiwen. kiwen li kute ala e ale pi tenpo.