kama sonalearn toki pona

for iPhone · toki pona · the language of good

The easiest way to learn
the language of 137 words.

Toki Pona is a complete language with 137 words. kama sona teaches all of it: the full dictionary with audio, spaced-repetition flashcards, quizzes, 11 short grammar lessons, sentence practice, and the sitelen pona script. Your progress stays on your device. No account, no ads.

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$1.99 · iPhone · no ads, no tracking
toki
pona
pona · good
suno · sun
telo · water
jan · person
nasin sona · what's inside

The whole language, five ways.

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Dictionary

All 137 words (the pu core plus common ku suli) with meanings, example sentences, audio, search, and category filters. Every word shows its sitelen pona glyph.

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Flashcards

Spaced repetition that resurfaces the words you keep forgetting. Drill both directions.

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Quiz & Games

Meaning, word, and listening quizzes, plus a timed word-matching game.

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Grammar

Eleven short lessons cover everything — particles, word order, pi, la, questions, numbers.

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Sentences

Translate real Toki Pona in both directions, with word-by-word glosses when you get stuck.

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Private by design

Progress lives on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking — ever.

sona ilo · support & faq

Questions, answered.

How does "Words learned" count my progress?
Every word climbs a ladder of review boxes as you answer it correctly — in flashcards, quizzes, or the matching game. A word counts as learned once you've gotten it right three times, with reviews spaced further and further apart. One or two correct answers show up as a yellow dot on the word's card in the Dictionary — you're getting there. Green means learned. This is spaced repetition working as intended: slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
When do words come back for review?
Right after your first correct answer a word returns within about a minute, then a day, three days, a week, and so on. The due to review number on the home screen tells you how many words are waiting. Miss a word and it drops back down the ladder and returns sooner.
Why does the pronunciation sound Italian?
Toki Pona uses five pure vowels (ah, eh, ee, oh, oo) and its official pronunciation is closest to Italian or Spanish. The app deliberately picks an Italian system voice so toki sounds like "TOH-kee," not "TOCK-eye."
What is sitelen pona?
Toki Pona's own writing system: one simple glyph per word, published by Sonja Lang with the language. As of version 1.1.0 the app shows each word's glyph in the Dictionary, teaches the script in grammar lesson 11, and includes a flashcard mode for reading practice. Glyphs are rendered with the community-made nasin-nanpa font (MIT license).
Audio plays even with the silent switch on — is that a bug?
It's intentional: pronunciation is the point of tapping a speaker button, so the app treats it like playing media. Use the volume buttons to adjust or mute.
Where is my progress stored? Do I need an account?
Everything is saved privately on your device — no account, no sign-up, no cloud. That also means deleting the app deletes your progress, so keep it installed if your streak matters to you! You can reset progress anytime from the Your Progress card on the home screen.
Is this an official Toki Pona app?
No — kama sona is an independent study tool. Toki Pona was created by Sonja Lang in 2001; her official books pu and ku are wonderful and this app covers the vocabulary from both. o kama sona!
Still stuck? Say toki.

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