toki, ale o!
June is upon us, so let’s catch up with cool stuff happening in the Toki Pona community in the past two weeks!
A lot of interesting news this time around:
- We have launched lipu.pona.la, a Toki Pona library! It includes prose, poetry, songs, blogposts, — anything we’ve been able to gather over the past year. Look around, start reading, find something you like, or add more to it!
- jan Tamalu announced the results of the 2024 Toki Pona demographic survey, which was taken by ~2000 people! The next survey will open in August, on suno pi toki pona.
- The folks behind lipu tenpo, a Toki Pona magazine, want to know what projects the community wants to see get additional support and funding!
- jan Sonja consulted the community on proper names for languages and countries via a survey, which is now closed.
- jan Netakin and jan Tekinowi are planning a Toki Pona game jam, which will be open from June 25 to July 1!
Over on Youtube, we’ve got some fun new original content:
- jan Lakuse and jan Tepo go to Costco and talk about its business model and cult-like appeal.
- mun Kekan San streamed playing through chapter 1 of Deltarune, with more chapters to be played later!
- jan Janeko is making a series of videos about Toki Pona in Polish.
As we have come to expect, more translations of songs:
- mossby translated Over the Garden Wall!
- akesi sike Butte translated Shiny is the View by Cosmo Sheldrake!
- jan Pikesike translated Man on a Hill by The Defended and Shika-bu
- jan Saki translated Viva la Vida!
- jan Janpa Onjon translated Memories by Maroon 5!
Songs are cool, but this time folks have also translated lots of other stuff, like games, comics, clips:
- jan Pawasi translated Cotton 100%, a SNES game!
- u/Snargleplax is translating The Last Starship, a game by the developers of Prison Architect!
- jan Jasi dubbed a clip from Yoksul, a Turkish movie!
- kasi Lija is translating a comic akesi Luli!
And, of course, some weekly events you can take part in:
- As usual, the VRChat community holds its weekend meetups, which you are welcome to join!
- jan Lakuse hosts luka pona lessons in kama sona every Sunday!
- jan Ke Tami hosts a weekly voice chat meetup for jan Eta’s lipu tenpo reading group. Both beginners and proficient speakers are welcome!
o awen pona.
— kala Asi