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The Toki Pona language has only 120–140 words — minimalism taken to linguistic extremes.

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Toki Pona is a minimalist constructed language designed to express ideas with a tiny vocabulary—often cited around 120–140 root words. Speakers rely on combining simple words creatively to build meaning, like linguistic LEGO.

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