Vitalik: “toki pona” is “BTC in language” in spirit and design concept

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin questioned the statement that "English is the BTC of the language" on Warpcast, saying that English is the BTC of the language in some aspects (mainly in terms of network effects). Vitalik believes that in spirit and The best candidate for "BTC in language" in terms of design concept is "toki pona". The vocabulary of this language is small, a poster can accommodate it, but it is very difficult to use it to actually express complex things.

It is reported that "toki pona" is an artificial language that combines the characteristics of philosophical language and artistic language. It is famous for its extremely small vocabulary and easy to learn. It was created by Canadian linguist and translator Sonia Lang to simplify thinking and communication. .