Hi everyone, we have several exciting announcements!
Introducing sitelenpona.net
sitelenpona.net is the new home of the Sitelen Pona Publishers and Typographers Association. Be sure to update your bookmarks and links! The new site is completely bilingual, with the Toki Pona available in Sitelen Pona and Latin text. If you’re not familiar, this is the organization we formed to develop standards for Sitelen Pona, with our long-term goal being the inclusion of Sitelen Pona in Unicode. This work has gone on for over two years now, and in that time, we’ve touched on almost every aspect of Sitelen Pona. Alongside the new Association homepage, we’d like to give you an update on what we’ve been working on.
A proper hello to Common Sitelen Pona
You may remember back in January when Common Sitelen Pona was first revealed. We received a lot of valuable feedback on that announcement, and we’ve gone to great lengths to address everything we missed before. You can read over the history of our efforts, see the details of every decision we’ve made, and get the answers to all your questions about the hidden complexities of Sitelen Pona.
Introducing the ASCII Input Standard
Also called “the ligature standard.” This is a standard way for fonts to write Sitelen Pona with ligatures, so that you get consistent results across different fonts when trying to combine glyphs, write cartouches, select glyph variants, and more. Previously, text written for one font would need to be manually adapted for another. With this standard, you’ll be able to get the same Sitelen Pona from any font you choose.
And here’s the best part: Thanks to waso Keli and her Sitelen Pona Font Maker, the ASCII Input Standard is already implemented in over 130 fonts, so you can start using it right away!
Who is the standard for?
Anyone and everyone! Just as with Common Sitelen Pona, our mission is to serve all users of Sitelen Pona and make standards that reflect stable, long-term community usage.
How do I use the standard?
For most people, all you need to do is start typing Sitelen Pona however you like. You can download your preferred font to use for any purpose, or if on Discord, you can use ilo Linku’s /sp command to write in any font Linku offers. If you create Sitelen Pona fonts and would like to implement the standard in an old or new one, follow along with the documentation. All your questions should be answered there; if they’re not, talk to us.
What’s next?
As noted at the start, our primary goal is the inclusion of Sitelen Pona in Unicode. We’ll be focusing our efforts here in the coming months, and part of that effort will be finalizing Common Sitelen Pona. (For what it’s worth, it’s ready for almost everyone as-is). We’re excited for what comes next, and we’ll share those updates when the time comes.
Until then, we’d like to cap this off with thanks. Whether you have made art with Sitelen Pona and pushed the boundaries of what it can do, or supported our work through surveys and collecting Sitelen Pona media, or simply participated in the community, thank you so much for your passion. Our work is built on everything the community has made and shared, and we will never take that for granted.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us, or email toki@sitelenpona.net.
And if you have any public Sitelen Pona works, whether fonts, articles, lessons, or anything else, consider applying to join the Association. Thank you!
ale o! mi wile toki e ni: seme li sin lon kulupu pali pi sitelen pona a.
lipu ilo sin: sitelenpona.net
kulupu pali pi sitelen pona li pana e lipu ilo sin tawa nimi ilo sin: 'sitelenpona.net.' o weka e lipu pi tenpo pini! lipu sin li ken toki Inli li ken toki pona kepeken sitelen pona kepeken sitelen Lasina kin. sina sona ala e kulupu pali pi sitelen pona, la toki a! mi kulupu pali pi sitelen pona li kama lon tan ni: mi wile nasin e sitelen pona kepeken lipu sona nasin. wile suli pi kulupu ni la sitelen pona li ken kama lon nasin Juniko a! mi kulupu li pali lon tenpo sike tu li kama pali pi sitelen pona lon nasin ante mute a. lon tenpo pi lipu ilo sin la mi kulupu li wile toki e ni: mi pali seme lon tenpo poka.
toki a, sitelen pona kulupu o!
lon tenpo mun nanpa wan pi sike ni la sina lukin ala lukin e pana nanpa wan pi sitelen pona kulupu? tan pana nanpa wan ni la mi kama kute e pilin ante mute e wile sona ante mute tan sina ale. tenpo ni la sona ale pi wile sina li lon lipu sin a, o sona! lipu mi li toki e tenpo mute pi pali mi e nasin mute pi pali mi. sona mute li lon a. lipu ale ni la sina ken kama lukin kepeken toki pona taso.
kin la...
lipu nasin sin: sitelen pona pi nasin Asuki
jan li sitelen pona kepeken ilo la ona mute li sitelen kepeken nasin Asuki. tenpo pini la, nasin ale pi sitelen pona ilo li kepeken nasin pi ante lili. taso tenpo ni la, nasin mute pi sitelen pona ilo li kama kepeken nasin sama pi lipu sin. lipu li toki e nasin ale ni pi sitelen pona: sina ken wan e sitelen nimi tu, sina ken sitelen e nimi kalama, sina ken kepeken selo ante pi sitelen nimi... sina wile sona e ale la o lukin e lipu!
wawa mute la, nasin mute pi sitelen pona ilo li tan ilo pali nasin pi waso Keli la nasin ni ale li ken kepeken nasin pi lipu mi lon tenpo ni a!
lipu sin li tawa jan seme?
lipu sin li tawa ale kulupu! sama pali pi sitelen pona kulupu la kulupu pali li wile e ni: nasin pi lipu sin li sama nasin pi tenpo suli li sama nasin pi jan mute kulupu.
nasin seme la mi ken kepeken sona pi lipu sin?
o pana e nasin pi sitelen pona ilo tawa ilo sina. lipu ni li jo e nasin sitelen mute mute, nasin mute ni li kepeken nasin Asuki pi lipu sin mi. lon ilo Siko la sina ken sitelen pona pi ilo Linku, kepeken toki lawa /sp. sina sona mute e nasin pali pi nasin sitelen sin, la o pana e nasin pi lipu Asuki tawa nasin sitelen sina. sina sona ale ala e toki pi lipu sin li wile e sona sin, la o toki tawa mi.
kama la, kulupu li pali seme?
mi toki e ni lon open kin; wile nanpa wan pi kulupu pali li ni: sitelen pona li kama lon nasin Juniko. mi o awen pali e lipu pi sitelen pona kulupu (o sona; mi kama ala ante e ijo suli pi lipu ni, ante lili namako taso li ken kama). lipu li pini la mi toki sin tawa sin ale!
taso tenpo ni la, mi wile toki pona tawa sina ale pi sitelen pona. pona mute o tawa sina. sina ale li pona wawa tan pali ante mute: tan lipu musi sina pi sitelen pona, tan nasin sin musi sina pi sitelen pona, tan alasa sona sina pi sitelen pona, tan pilin pona sina pi sitelen pona. pali ale sina pi tenpo pini, en pali ale sina pi tenpo lon, en pali ale sina pi tenpo kama, li ken e pali ale pi kulupu lili mi. kulupu o, mi olin e sina!
sina lukin e toki ni li pilin pi wile sona la o kama toki tawa mi. sina pali pi sitelen pona e ijo musi, e ijo ilo, e ijo sona, e ijo ante tawa kulupu, la kulupu pali pi sitelen pona li ken wile e sina. o pona, ale o!
ale o. mi wile toki e ni> seme li sin lon kulupu pali pi sitelen pona a.
lipu ilo sin te sitelen pona.NET to.
kulupu pali pi sitelen pona li pana e lipu ilo sin tawa nimi ilo sin te SITELENPONA.NET to. o weka e lipu pi tenpo pini a. lipu sin li ken toki [insa.li:] li ken toki+pona kepeken sitelen+pona kepeken sitelen [la:sina:] kin. sina sona ala e kulupu pali pi sitelen pona la toki a. mi kulupu pali pi sitelen pona li kama lon tan ni> | mi wile nasin e sitelen+pona kepeken lipu sona nasin. wile suli pi(kulupu ni) la sitelen+pona li ken kama lon nasin [janutani:ko:] a. mi kulupu li pali lon tenpo sike tu li kama pali pi(sitelen+pona) lon nasin ante mute a. lon tenpo pi(lipu ilo sin) la mi kulupu li wile toki e ni> | mi pali seme lon tenpo poka.
toki a. sitelen+pona kulupu o.
lon tenpo mun nanpa wan pi(sike ni) la sina lukin ala lukin e pana nanpa wan pi(sitelen+pona kulupu). tan pana nanpa wan ni la mi kama kute e pilin ante mute e wile sona ante mute tan sina ale. tenpo ni la sona ale pi(wile sina )li lon lipu sin a. lipu mi li toki e tenpo mute pi(pali mi) e nasin mute pi(pali mi). sona mute li lon a. lipu ale ni la sina ken kama lukin kepeken toki pona taso.
kin la...
lipu nasin sin te sitelen+pona pi nasin [akesisu:kili.] to.
jan li sitelen+pona kepeken ilo la ona mute li sitelen kepeken nasin [akesisu:kili.]. tenpo pini la nasin ale pi(sitelen+pona ilo) li kepeken nasin pi(ante lili). taso tenpo ni la nasin mute pi(sitelen+pona ilo) li kama kepeken nasin sama pi(lipu sin). lipu li toki e nasin mute pi (sitelen+pona) sama ni> sina ken wan e sitelen nimi tu zz sina ken sitelen e nimi kalama zz sina ken kepeken selo ante pi sitelen nimi. sina wile sona e ale la o lukin e lipu.
wawa mute la nasin mute pi(sitelen+pona ilo) li tan ilo pali nasin pi( waso [ken.lukin insa] )la nasin ni ale li ken kepeken nasin pi(lipu mi) lon tenpo ni a.
lipu sin li tawa jan seme.
lipu sin li tawa ale kulupu. sama pali pi(sitelen+pona kulupu) la kulupu pali li wile e ni> | nasin pi(lipu sin) li sama nasin pi(tenpo suli) li sama nasin pi(jan mute kulupu).
nasin seme la mi ken kepeken sona pi(lipu sin).
o pana e nasin pi(sitelen+pona ilo) tawa ilo sina. lipu ni li jo e nasin sitelen mute mute ken nasin mute ni< li kepeken nasin [akesisu:kili.] pi(lipu sin mi). lon ilo [sike.ko:] la sina ken sitelen+pona pi(ilo Linku) kepeken toki lawa te /sp to. sina sona mute e nasin pali pi(nasin sitelen sin) la o pana e nasin pi(lipu [akesisu:kili.]) tawa nasin sitelen sina. sina sona ale ala e toki pi(lipu sin) li wile e sona sin la o toki tawa mi.
kama la kulupu li pali seme
mi toki e ni> lon open kin | wile nanpa wan pi(kulupu pali) li ni> | sitelen+pona li kama lon nasin [jan uta ni: ko:]. mi o awen pali e lipu pi(sitelen+pona kulupu). o sona e ni> | mi kama ala ante e ijo suli pi(lipu ni). ante lili namako taso li ken kama. lipu li pini la mi toki sin tawa sin ale.
taso tenpo ni la mi wile toki pona tawa sina ale pi(sitelen+pona). pona mute o tawa sina. sina ale li pona wawa tan pali ante mute sama ni> zz tan lipu musi sina pi(sitelen+pona) tan nasin sin musi sina pi(sitelen+pona) tan alasa sona sina pi(sitelen+pona) tan pilin pona sina pi(sitelen+pona). pali ale sina pi(tenpo pini) en pali ale sina pi(tenpo lon) en pali ale sina pi(tenpo kama) li ken e pali ale pi kulupu lili mi. kulupu o. mi olin e sina a.
sina lukin e toki ni li pilin pi(wile sona) la o kama toki tawa mi. sina pali pi(sitelen+pona) e ijo musi e ijo ilo e ijo sona e ijo ante tawa kulupu la kulupu pali pi sitelen pona li ken wile e sina. o pona ale o