Let’s check back on what has happened since last time… Oh look! The pona is growing well out of the ma and I think there’s the first lipu branching of? Well, that reminds me: What other kinds of lipu have popped up in the last couple of weeks? So many good ones!
Original songs
- soweli Wiken released a toki pona version of their original song ⚂I ❤︎ Smoothies!
- pan Opa released ⚂mi awen toki tan seme!
- pan Opa released ⚂tenpo kala!
- ilo Laso released tawa nasa (o pini)!
Cover songs
- jan Ansi translated わたしのアール My R by KurageP - and Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA - and also I Bet on Losing Dogs by Mitski - and finally Good Luck, Babe! by Chappell Roan!
- eepyricee translated ⚂ 桜ノ雨 Sakura Rain by absorb!
- jan Ke Tami translated the barbershop song ⚂Tee Idle Dum Dum!
- jan Pikesike translated the hololive IDOL PROJECT song ⚂Shiny Smily Story!
- nja Alila translated 님아 Nim-a by Pearl Sisters!
- lili Kuwita translated うわがき Write Over Me by Iyowa!
Games
- ⚂ Last year, during the annual European meetup in Strasbourg, jan Ele and jan Tamalu played Wan and decided to make Tu, based on Dobble / Spot It. You can print and play the game (here is what that looks like) or buy a deck in 2 individually playable parts: part 1 and part 2!
- Benny Blue translated Mega Man 2 and showed the beginning in a video!
- kon Asopi played 8 hours of Undertale in toki pona! Judging from the title, it’s only part 1, completing the so-called “neutral route” - so there might be more to come?
- jan Jopa played Ori and the Will of the Wisps!
- jan Ke Tami made 2 “Strands” puzzles, one with common words and one with uncommon words!
- u/Mdapro123 made a “Connections” game!
Videos in toki pona
- jan Alije talked about a repaired laptop before re-doing the video in Kokanu!
- During the monthly crossover between Ma Toki Pona VR and Projekto Babel, kasi Sonki gave a powerpoint karaoke presentation about Minecraft!
- During the same meetup, jan Kaje gave a powerpoint karaoke presentation ⚂about an animal shrinking another animal!
- And poni Kita gave a powerpoint karaoke presentation about animals fighting each other!
- And len Ke Tami gave a powerpoint karaoke presentation about work!
- akesi sike Pute ⚂read through the Sitelen Pona Publishers and Typographers Association’s website!
- jan Kanan and LCTV made the 6th and last episode of Toki Pona Tuesdays!
Cool graphics
- jan Kesi continues to animate all sitelen pona characters ⚂up to kalama!
- ka Lupala recreated the ⚂you found lost media meme and made a soweli animation for AVGN Dance!
- soweli suli made some sitelen sitelen art!
- lostcatellite integrated ⚂some sitelen pona in tarot card designs!
Comics
- ma Pusa continued to translate Shimeji simulation ⚂up to chapter 10 - and additionally made a physical copy of the Shimeji Simulation translation, which means it could be ⚂the first physical Toki Pona manga!
- It’s pride month🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 you know what that means: 2 people had the ⚂same idea for a comic!
- u/Bitter-Magazine2081 made a gay comic with toki pona and Esperanto!
- jan Pa made a comic about a ⚂wish-granting genie!
- jan Masewin made more comics:
- nimi linluwi Wawi_Pasu made a PICO-8 comic about defusing a bomb!
- jonglerlovesyou made a comic with ⚂a deltarune OC!
- sznycelekshapedcreature made a ⚂rain world comic!
- maaxymouse made comics in which a robot speaks toki pona!
- jan Non is translating ⚂The Elemental Trials!
Resources
- waso Eko created the font ⚂luka Eko!
- jan Eten made an AOSP/LatinIME keyboard dictionary for the emoji writing system “nasin pi sitelen jelo”!
- sirstotes made a ⚂sitelen pona note app!
- jan Niwe made a form to ask about toki pona usage!
About toki pona
- lipamanka made a video about the meaning of kijetesantakalu and answers some other questions about toki pona!
- Laketub learned toki pona for 30 days!
- soweli Len speedran through wasona.com! The world record to break is 18:03!
- Tony Marsh explored word combinations and introduced an alternative pronunciation system!
- shatosphere learned toki pona for an hour!
- Językowe to i owo explained in Polish how to translate swear words!
Have we missed something? Did you see something cool to share? Help us fill this newsletter! See you soon!
— jan Ke Tami