nanpa je ka

note: this was my first ever longform translation, made a mere 2 weeks after i had started learning; there are many mistakes, and even the "fixed" version has quirks that i avoid nowadays

it also uses a humorous number system i had made back then (as is the rite of passage for tokiponists), here's a lookup table:

see also jan witami's short video take on it

nanpa je ka

lipu kasi noka

ijo ale la, sina wile ala mute e soko noka lon moku sina tan esun Pekekin. taso, ni li ken lon a.

jan lon ma Posan li pana e sitelen lon poka nimi ala. ona li jo e ni: noka pi jan ona li lon insa pi poki pi lipu kasi, lon poka pi toki ni: "sina lon esun Pekekin la, sina moku e lipu kasi ni". taso, ona li jo e len noka. taso ni li ike mute.

sitelen li kama lon tenpo lili pimeja je je san lin, lon tenpo mun po, lon tenpo suno je lu. tenpo lili kama te ki la, esun Pekekin ona li kama sona e jan pali ike. wile mi la, pali ni li ike.

ni li kama tan seme? tan ni: jan pi esun Pekekin li weka ala e sona Ekusi tan sitelen. sona ni la, ma sitelen li lon poka pi ma Mepi Ajesu, lon ma Okajo. ni li lon tenpo je je ta po.

tenpo je je ka ki la, jan li pana e nimi pi lon pi esun Pekekin, li pana e toki pi pali ala pona. tenpo kama ka la, jan ante lon Posan li toki tawa kulupu pi pana sin.

en la, tenpo kama lili san la, nimi lipu li lon. ona li ma pi toki pi pilin jan pi esun Pekekin. sitelen noka, li ijo sona A, li lon. tenpo suno kama la, kulupu Kipulan Sin Makasin li toki tawa esun Pekekin ona. jan lawa pi suno ni li toki e ni: "a, mi sona e jan ni. pali ona li weka."

sona ala li kama weka, tan ma Posan. tenpo ni la, mi ale li ken moku, li ken pilin pona.

nanpa je ka

lipu kasi noka

jan lon ma Posan li pana e sitelen lon poka nimi ala. ona jo e ni: noka ona li insa e poki pi lipu kasi, lon poka toki ni: "ni li lipu kasi lon tomo Pekekin". taso, ona li jo e len noka. taso ni li ike mute.

sitelen li kama lon tenpo mun je je san li lon tenpo sike je lu pi po. tenpo kama lili la, tomo Pekekin ona li kama sona e jan pali ike. wile mi la, pali ni li ike.

ni kama tan seme? ni la, jan lon tomo Pekekin li weka ala e sona Ekusi lon sitelen. lon ni la, ma sitelen mi sama ma Mejepitu Ajeteso lon ma Ohajo. ni li tenpo mun je je ta po.

tenpo mun je je ka ki la, jan li pana e nimi pi ma pi tomo Pekekin, pana e toki pi pali ala pona. tenpo kama lili ka la, jan ante lon Posan li toki tawa kulupu pi pana sin.

en la, tenpo kama lili san la, nimi lipu li lon. ona li ma pi toki pi pilin jan pi tomo Pekekin. sitelen noka, li ijo sona A, li lon. tenpo suno kama la, kulupu Kulipulan Sin Makasin li toki tawa tomo Pekekin ona. jan lawa suno ni toki e ni: "a, mi sona e jan ni. pali ona li weka."

sona ala li kama pona, tan ma Posan. tenpo ni la, jan ale li ken moku, li ken pilin pona.