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FAQ
What is sunin jesa?
- A constructed language with a small vocabulary
Is sunin jesa a real language, how can you speak with so few words?
- It certainly is a real language! The concept of minimalist languages was popularized by toki pona, which sunin jesa is based on.
Why should I learn sunin jesa?
- It’s easy and fun! While some languages have you focus on the 500 most common words just to start, for sunin jesa 99 is all you need to remember! Simplicity is front-loaded to enable quick conversational use, while still leaving room to explore complex human emotion, experience, and thought.
What is the goal of sunin jesa?
- The main goal of sunin jesa is to be used as an auxiliary language (between people without a common language) through being simple and consistent, with a minimalist approach to the amount of vocabulary to learn.
- While there are many languages based on toki pona (called tokiponidos – some with as few as 39 words and 8 phonemes), sunin jesa seeks to maintain the simplicity of toki pona while being able to say more with less.
How does sunin jesa differ from toki pona?
sunin jesa
- 99 word vocabulary
- etymology favors languages with the most speakers
- clear direction system
- base 6 counting system
- li starts each predicate
- nu negates the subsequent phrase to be consistent with Chinese
- *This list is not exhaustive as there are a variety of changes such as semantic spaces being reworked.
toki pona
- 120 word vocabulary
- diverse etymology from various languages
- directional terms created secondary
- counting combines 1, 2, 5, 20, and 100
- li starts each predicate except mi and sina
- ala negates the preceding phrase
How do I say ___?
Visit the kato supa (dictionary) and Grammar page for an introduction or as a reference. Feel free to reach out for help or any additional questions! janupen@suninjesa.com