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A whole language built from about 120 words

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 The post A whole language built from about 120 words appeared first on Boing Boing.

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