Linguistics Olympiad
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Toki Pona Toki Pona is a constructed language, created in 2011 by the Canadian linguist Sonja Elen Kisa. Her aim was the language to be a minimal language, undervaluing the empty and abstract communication such as the ones of politicians and bureaucrats and pointing more directly to the concrete human life experiences. Therefore, the language makes use of only 123 words, with roots coming from different language families. What follows is a list of some words and expressions in Toki Pona and, out of order, their English translations: kiwen suno jelo, tomo tawa telo, jan Powi, ilo suno, telo jelo, jan ilo, jan toki, supa lape, supa moku, ma tomo, wile moku, tawa, nasin linja, wile pona, telo kiwen, lipu toki, wile lawa, linja lawa, tomo moku, linja kiwen prophet, well-intentioned, hair, lantern, ice, robot, boat, thorn, hungry, Boris, book, piss, city, bed, orthodoxy, movement, restaurant, dominant, dinner table, gold 1. Do the right associations between the words and translations. 2. Give the translation of all the simple Toki Pona words used in the compounded words and expressions of this problem. 3. How would you translate literally the name of the language? Problem by Bruno L’Astorina for the Brazilian Linguistics Olympiad 2012
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