The language is simple (a few words, even fewer grammar rules) but obviously communicating with it is _very_ complex.<p>The problem with Toki Pona is it doesn&#x27;t serve a purpose and journalists often can&#x27;t convey exactly what it is because... it&#x27;s nothing. If you try to explain Toki Pona in the context of natural languages, which are meant to communicate somewhat-precisely, of course it seems complex (because concepts are complex, no matter how much you try to simplify the language).<p>I try to explain it here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11157977" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11157977</a>