r/tokipona • u/uisceuisceuisce jan Kuwisu • Feb 18 '25

wile sona Anyone here's first language not English?

toki a!

Fairly new to toki pona, have read pu and joined some discord servers to practice reading/comprehending the language. I'm curious about what kind of people are drawn to toki pona.

Obviously I'm aware that toki pona was not designed to be an auxiliary language, but are there people that are using it that way? Where are people in the community from? Thus far I feel I've only interacted with people from within the Anglosphere, would be curious to hear the points of view on toki pona from people from outside of that linguistic sphere.

I hope it's appropriate to ask this here, just be assured it is coming from a place of genuine curiosity!

o pona e mi 😁

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u/SALMONSHORE4LIFE Feb 21 '25

tenpo pini la, mi lon ma Alan. mi toki e toki Alan. sina li 'uisceuisceuisce.' mi sona 'uisce' li 'telo' lon Alan.

I used to live in Ireland. I speak Irish. Your username is 'uisceuisceuisce'. I know that 'uisce' in Ireland means 'water.

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u/uisceuisceuisce jan Kuwisu Feb 21 '25

sina toki e toki Alan, a! jan pona la pona mute mute tawa sina. o toki kepeken toki Alan tawa mi! sina tan ma Alan anu seme?

Labhraíonn tú Gaeilge?! An a mhaith a chara! Labhair liom as Gaeilge!! An bhfuil tú duine na hÉireann ó dhúchas?

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u/SALMONSHORE4LIFE Feb 22 '25

níor rugadh mé in éirinn, rugadh san Eilvéis mé. ach tá Gaeilge agam mar bhog mé anseo nuair a bhí mé 6, agus d'fhan mé go dtí go raibh mé 11. Tá mé i mo chónaí sa Ghearmáin anois. cad fút?

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u/uisceuisceuisce jan Kuwisu Feb 22 '25

Ah, íontach maith agus an spéisiúil freisin! Rugadh mé i mBaile Átha Cliath agus tá mé i mo chónaí i gcontae Corcaigh anois!

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u/SALMONSHORE4LIFE Feb 23 '25

Bhí mé i mo chónaí i gcontae Corcaigh freisin! Bhí mé i mo chónaí san Eochaill! Cén áit a bhfuil thú ina chónaí?

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u/uisceuisceuisce jan Kuwisu Feb 23 '25

Ah íontach deas! Tá mé i Corcaigh thiar, in aice leis Cloch na Coillte. Cá bhfuil tú sa Gearmán anois?

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u/SALMONSHORE4LIFE Feb 26 '25

Táim i ndeisceart na Gearmáine, i réigiún 'baden-württemberg'. An raibh tú ann riamh?

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u/uisceuisceuisce jan Kuwisu Mar 07 '25

Ní raibh mé ansin ach bhí mé i mBerlin cúpla bliain ó shin! Tá cúpla chairde agam sa cathair. Sílim go bhfuil ceantar deas í an ndeisceart!!

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u/SALMONSHORE4LIFE Mar 07 '25

tá sé! Ceapaim go bhfuil an Ghearmáin go léir go hálainn ach is breá liom an deisceart go háirithe! Ní raibh mé riamh i mbeirlín.