awen tawa jan Godot

awen tawa jan Godot (in progress)

a Toki Pona translation of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett


Excerpt:

jan Gogo: ala li pali ala.

jan Didi: mi open e pillin sama. sike suno ale mi la, mi wile weka e ni: mi toki e ni: o sona, sina alasa pali ala ale. mi utala sin. a! sina lon sin.

jan Gogo: mi lon seme?

jan Didi: sina lon sin pona tawa mi. mi pilin e ni: sina weka tenpo ale.

jan Gogo: mi pilin e sama.


About Toki Pona:

Toki Pona is a human language invented by Canadian linguist Sonja Lang in 2001 as an attempt to understand the meaning of life in 120 words. There are now thousands of speakers and 137 essential words. For more information about Toki Pona, visit the toki pona website.