nasin nanpa lon toki-pona

The language toki pona (toki-pona) lacks a lot of common mathematical definitions. Although this is on purpose, I do enjoy talking about mathematics. In a language where kindness and compassion is so prevalent I see no reason why to avoid talking about something I feel so passionate about. Then, here is my documentation for how to speak about common mathematical terms.

始めます

In toki-pona we have the general notion of numbers as defined in “nasin nanpa pona” (nasin nanpa pona). I will perhaps go through the core ideas of this number system later. For now, keep in mind that it is a very simple number system. In this document I attempt to talk about complex mathematical concepts in toki-pona. That means that in order to read this, you must be aware of how nasin nanpa pona works. Again, it is a very simple system and I highly encourage you to read up on it if you haven’t.

There is no need to reinvent the wheel, specially in mathematics. I will use the standard mathematical symbols to refer to the four basic operations:

• (a + b) addition
• (a - b) subtraction
• (a \times b) multiplication
• (\frac{a}{b}) division

Other common ascii symbols that I refer to are:

• Hindu-Arabic numeral system.
• equality
• exponentiation
• parentheses

The reason for this is that, personally, I consider mathematics to be its own language. Talking about Mathematics (the language) in toki-pona should be the same as talking about any other language in toki-pona. The language of Mathematics has its own culture and conventions and, depending on where on the planet you grew up in, your ideas about Mathematics can be different. Knowing this, I fully expect that different people will have different opinions on how Mathematics in toki-pona should be spoken.

To learn more, check out the following links:

• Frequently Asked Questions
• toki pona number systems
• nasin nanpa pona

From here on out, I will be using the "nasin nanpa pona" number system.

toki open a

wan la toki pi (nasin nanpa)

lawa suli li toki tawa ona zz la
lawa suli li jo e nanpa nasa la
o sina pali lon toki pi (nasin nanpa) tawa ni7. zz

tu la toki pi (ijo nanpa).
nanpa ni3 la te 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 to.
zz nanpa te 0 to li sama nanpa ala zz
en nanpa te 1 to li sama nanpa wan zz
en nanpa te 2 to li sama nanpa tu zz
en nanpa te 3 to li sama nanpa tu wan zz
en nanpa te 4 to li sama nanpa tu tu zz
en nanpa te 5 to li sama nanpa luka zz
en nanpa te 6 to li sama nanpa luka wan zz
en nanpa te 7 to li sama nanpa luka tu zz
en nanpa te 8 to li sama nanpa luka tu wan zz
en nanpa te 9 to li sama nanpa luka tu tu.

o lukin e ni5 la
zz sina jo e kili tu zz
en mi jo e kili wan. o lukin e ni5 la
sina en mi li jo e kili tu wan.

zz nanpa te 10 to li sama nanpa luka luka zz
en nanpa te 11 to li sama nanpa luka luka wan zz
en nanpa te 12 to li sama nanpa luka luka tu zz
en nanpa te 13 to li sama nanpa luka luka tu wan zz
zz .
zz .
zz .
nasin ni3 li sin. ni3 sama nanpa lon toki-pona.

tu wan la sama en namako en weka lon toki pi (nasin nanpa)

tu tu la nanpa anpa en nanpa sewi2

luka la nasin lon toki pi (nasin nanpa)