Toki Pona: Unofficial Words

Proper names are called unofficial words in toki pona and are used with certain rules

mi olin jan Kijoe.

I love George.

jan Tun li ike.

Trump is bad.

mi toki e toki Epanja.

I speak Spanish.

mi mute li lon ma Mesiko

We are in Mexico

ma tomo Sin Soe li pona.

New York City is good

nasin sewi Pusisin li pona.

Buddhism is good.

Unofficial words cannot be used alone. They are always treated as adjectives and must follow after a noun. Also they are the only words in toki pona that start with a capital letter.

Compound Words

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