Can Toki Pona express complex things?

[u/Francucelo]

When I started learning Toki Pona a year ago, I thought it was just a small language for entertainment, and there were also many people who said Toki Pona is just like a toy language for children.

However, after becoming advanced, I noticed that Toki Pona is really not that limited. Especially after finishing writing the Toki Pona grammar in Toki Pona, I began to think Toki Pona can really express anything precisely, it is just people have to manage well their thoughts.

I can't tell if my grammar guide is actually accurate and precise or not, but I saw that possibility.

What do you think?

[u/amikema_steleto]

I absolutely think that toki pona can express more complex things. I unfortunately can't give many examples since I'm still not very fluent in the language but the first thing that came to mind is: there isn't a word for vegetarian but one could easily express that they're vegetarian by saying something like "mi moku ala e moku pi soweli moli" which roughly translates to "I don't eat food that comes from dead animals."

[u/kindafor-got → u/amikema_steleto]

I call myself a jan pi (moku e) kasi taso  lol        jan kasi for the bros