This introduction explains Toki Pona as a constructed language and presents its vocabulary, grammar, and learning videos.
Jan Lope Toki Pona
Jan Lope provides Toki Pona lessons and dictionary content for the constructed language.
About Jan Lope Toki Pona
Jan Lope Toki Pona provides lessons and a dictionary for Toki Pona, a constructed language. The lessons are based on the 2003 lessons of jan Pije and the 2015 official Toki Pona book by Sonja Lang. The lessons can be downloaded as PDFs for printing, as eBooks, or read online. The dictionary and official word list are available online and as downloadable files in several formats. The source files are on GitHub, with build steps given for Ubuntu.
The site also includes the author's essay on levels of artificial languages, which places Toki Pona at the second level. This is the author's own view, not a measured result. The first edition of the lessons dates from 2004. Some download links may return a 404 error, and the page advises pressing shift and reload in the browser.
Key features
- Lessons as PDFs for A4, letter and A5 booklet printing
- Lessons as eBooks in epub, mobi and azw3 formats
- Official Toki Pona word list in txt, csv, rtf, otm-json and dict formats
- Toki Pona to English dictionary, online and as downloadable files
- Unix man page for the official Toki Pona word list
- LaTeX source files on GitHub, with Ubuntu build instructions
Best for: Learners of Toki Pona who want downloadable lessons or dictionary files, and users who want to build the course files from source.
Good for
- Lessons are available in print, eBook and online formats
- The dictionary and word list are offered in several file formats
- Source files can be cloned from GitHub
Watch out for
- The lessons' first edition dates from 2004
- Build instructions are given for Ubuntu only
- Some download links may return a 404 error, according to the page
Jan Lope Toki Pona at a glance
- Category
- Education & Learning › Language Learning
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Linux, macOS, Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Jan Lope Toki Pona FAQ
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The page advises pressing the shift key and the reload button in your browser.
Can I build the lesson and dictionary files myself?
The source code is on GitHub and can be cloned with git. The page gives build steps for Ubuntu, which involve installing listed packages and running a make.sh script.
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