A whole language built from about 120 words
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#773BE)
Most invented languages try to say everything. Toki Pona tries to say just enough - with about 120 words and 14 sounds. The Canadian translator Sonja Lang built it in 2001, while she was struggling with depression, as a way to simplify her own thoughts. - Read the rest
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