Decryption of the Book of Woo soon to be published

Kommentare (7)

1. #1 Armin

   26. Juni 2018

   Ok, I’ll give it a try. The hint suggests that the text is written in the artificial language “Toki Pona”. I used a simple substitution on the transcribed text and got the following (don’t ask me what it means though…):

   soweli meli li nimi e ni: soweli meli li toki poka kon sewi. wan la
   meli suli la ona li jo e & pimeja. tenpo nanpa walu sike pini la
   ona li open lon li kon sewi li kute e kon sewi. kon sewi li toke
   e ni: o alasa e ma mama sin. ona meli li pana e nimi “mi tawa”
   tawa jan sama ale sama li tawa tan ma pi suno pi pini ala. tenpo
   tawa tenpo tawa ma lete la ona meli li lukin e ken pi moli en
   pakala. tawa pona en sona
   pona la sona ona la kon
   sewi ike li moli ala
   e ona meli. tenpo
   suno la ona lape.
   tenpo pimeja la
   noka suno li pana
   e nasin tawa ona lon
   tan ma pimeja lon
   tawa ma suno.

   pini pi tawa
   suli la ona li
   kama tawa ma pini.
   ma pini li kasi
   suli lon ma pi
   kasi suli pi
   kule laso pi
   tenpo ale.

   —

   soweli meli li toki poka kon sewi li mama meli pi soweli ale pi
   sinpin pi & pimeja. mi soweli li sama ala e soweli ante.
   nasin ni la mi soweli li sama:
   meli suli li pilin luka
   e soweli ale kepeken luka
   sewi pi ona pi meli suli.
   tan ni la wawa sewi li
   tawa lon luka pi mi mute li
   sitelen e nasin pi ma pi
   kasi suli. nasin sewi pi meli
   suli li lon lawa mi mute.
   soweli ali pi & pimeja li wile
   tawa sama meli suli. soweli li
   kute e nimi pi ona sewi la
   soweli pi sinpin ale pi &
   pimeja li alasa e ma sin.

   tawa pona en sona pona la
   soweli pi sinpin pi &
   pimeja li anpa e pakala.
   soweli pi & pimeja li kepeken mute
   e luka li kepeken lili e wawa ante.

   —

   tenpo sike pi nanpa
   walu la soweli ni li
   musi lon ma pi kasi
   suli pi laso pi tenpo
   ale. ala li ante.
   taso tenpo
   sike suno

   la jan sona wan li
   kama tawa sinpin en
   sinpin lon ma pi ma
   nena pi insa suli.

   jan li anpa e wan e ale. ale la li lon poka ante.
   jan sona li tawa ma mi. mi li tawa ma pi jan sona.
   jan mute li pilin ike tawa mi.
   jan mute li pilin olin tawa mi. jan lili li pilin
   e sona lon pi mi soweli. mi soweli mute li kama jo
   e pilin pakala e moli lon tomo suli monsuta. soweli mute
   ante li kama jo e pona kin lon ma pi kasi suli tan
   kiwen en kiwen pi kule ala pi jan sona ni.

   —

   jan sona mute li lon ma ante e soweli pi & pimeja. taso tenpo
   seli pi ma ale la waso lawa ike en waso moli ike li open e tomo
   uta tawa pali ala tawa soweli pali pi nanpa lili. soweli li anpa
   e ma sin. mi soweli li tawa insa ma pi kasi suli tawa insa ma pi
   kiwen en kiwen pi kule ala. mi soweli li kama sona mute. mama
   mije en mama meli li anpa. taso tenpo kama la soweli lili li
   sewi! tenpo ni kin la nanpa pi soweli mi li suli! tenpo kama la
   nanpa li kama ala lili. luka wan li lon uta kiwen pi ilo moli.
   luka tu wan li lon ma pi musi en moli ala! tenpo pi
   soweli pi &
   pimeja li sin!

2. #2 Thomas

   26. Juni 2018

   Armin´s solution translated by https://inamidst.com/services/tokipana:

   “especially land mammal female is word such this: especially land mammal female
   is talking hip wind up. a unit it’s said
   female big it’s said he is contain having receive such & dark darkness. time
   number -th walu wheel tip completed it’s said
   she is turn on be present is wind up is hear auditory such wind high. air high
   is toke
   such that: O hey! alasa such land mother new. he woman is give such word “we
   my to”
   to person similar ale same is to by earth of light belonging to tip completed
   not. period of time
   in order to time to earth uncooked cool down it’s said he woman is look at such
   is able to belonging to be dead kill dead and
   blunder. to simplicity and knowledge
   good it’s said knowledge he it’s said wind
   high bad is death die no
   such he female. time
   sun it’s said he sleep.
   time dark darkness it’s said
   foot light is put
   such manner in order to he be in/at/on be there
   from earth dark darkness be present
   to earth sun.
   end belonging to in order to
   tall it’s said she is
   become to earth end.
   land end is plant
   big be in/at/on be there earth of
   leaf tall belonging to
   colour blue-green of
   time ale.
   —
   animal female is language hip wind up is mother woman belonging to animal ale
   of
   front of & black. we my animal is same not such especially land mammal or else
   change.
   manner this it’s said I especially land mammal is same:
   woman big is emotion arm
   such animal ale use with hand
   up of she belonging to female tall.
   by this it’s said strength high is
   in order to be in/at/on be there hand of we my many is
   image draw such manner belonging to earth belonging to
   plant tall. way high belonging to female
   tall is be in/at/on be there mind main I many.
   especially land mammal ali belonging to & black is need
   to similar woman big. especially land mammal is
   listen such word of she up it’s said
   animal belonging to front ale belonging to &
   dark darkness is alasa such earth fresh.
   in order to good and wisdom simplicity it’s said
   animal of chest belonging to &
   dark darkness is bottom such blunder.
   animal of & black is use with many
   such hand is use with little such strength difference different otherwise.
   —
   time wheel belonging to number -th
   walu it’s said animal that is
   playing be present land of leaf
   big belonging to blue-green belonging to time
   ale. no is difference different otherwise.
   only period of time
   wheel sun
   it’s said people wisdom a unit is
   become in order to front and
   front be present earth belonging to land
   bump of inside big.
   people is bottom such a unit such ale. ale it’s said is be in/at/on be there
   hip difference different otherwise.
   people wisdom is to land I. we my is to land of person knowledge.
   people very is feelings negative in order to we my.
   people many is emotion love love to love in order to we my. people small is
   feelings
   such wisdom be in/at/on be there belonging to we my especially land mammal. I
   especially land mammal many is become contain having receive
   such emotion blunder such death die be present indoor constructed space big
   monsuta. especially land mammal very
   difference different otherwise is come contain having receive such good also be
   in/at/on be there land of plant big by
   solid and solid belonging to paint colourful colour not belonging to people
   wisdom this.
   —
   person knowledge many is be in/at/on be there land difference different
   otherwise such especially land mammal of & dark darkness. only period of time
   fire belonging to earth ale it’s said winged animal mind main negative and
   winged animal be dead kill dead negative is turn on such e.g. house
   mouth oral to work no in order to animal activity of number -th little. animal
   is bottom
   such land fresh. I especially land mammal is to inside land of leaf big to
   inner world land belonging to
   solid and hard of paint colourful colour no. we my especially land mammal is
   become wisdom many. mother
   man and mother female is lower part. sole but period of time come it’s said
   animal small is
   high! time this too it’s said number -th of animal I is tall! time come it’s
   said
   number -th is come not little. hand a unit is be in/at/on be there mouth oral
   hard belonging to device be dead kill dead.
   arm two duo a unit is be in/at/on be there earth of fun and be dead kill dead
   no! period of time of
   especially land mammal belonging to &
   black is new!”

3. #3 Thomas

   26. Juni 2018

   We can see that machine translation of Toki Pona doesn´t yield satisfying results because the vocabulary consists of only 120 words. Most of the words have a wide variety of grammatical functions (e.g. noun, verb, adjective) and meanings so that it is very difficult to interpret what the author meant, especially without sufficient knowledge of grammar.

4. #4 Jerry McCarthy

   England, Europa

   26. Juni 2018

   Abo

5. #5 Thomas

   26. Juni 2018

   There is a vocabulary: https://tokipona.net/tp/classicwordlist.aspx
   More complex terms consist of two ore more of this pricipal words (e.g. alcohol = water + bad). Moreover, there are some little words (li, e, la, pi) which determine the notion of an preceding or following word. Nevertheless, ambiguity results from simplicity.

6. #6 Thomas

   29. Juni 2018

   The Toki Pona cleartext revealed on the sandraandwoo website:
   soweli meli li nimi e ni: soweli meli li toki poka kon sewi. wan la meli suli la ona li jo e oko pimeja. tenpo nanpa walu sike pini la ona li open lon li kon sewi li kute e kon sewi. kon sewi li toke e ni: o alasa e ma mama sin. ona meli li pana e nimi “mi tawa” tawa jan sama ale sama li tawa tan ma pi suno pi pini ala. tenpo tawa tenpo, tawa ma lete la ona meli li lukin e ken pi moli en pakala. tawa pona en sona pona la sona ona la kon sewi ike li moli ala e ona meli. tenpo suno la ona lape. tenpo pimeja la noka suno li pana e nasin tawa ona lon tan ma pimeja, lon tawa ma suno. pini pi tawa suli la ona li kama tawa ma pini. ma pini li kasi suli lon ma pi kasi suli pi kule laso pi tenpo ale.

   soweli meli li toki poka kon sewi li mama meli pi soweli ale pi sinpin pi oko pimeja. mi soweli li sama ala e soweli ante. nasin ni la mi soweli li sama: meli suli li pilin luka e soweli ale kepeken luka sewi pi ona pi meli suli. tan ni la wawa sewi li tawa lon luka pi mi mute li sitelen e nasin pi ma pi kasi suli. nasin sewi pi meli suli li lon lawa mi mute. soweli ali pi oko pimeja li wile tawa sama meli suli. soweli li kute e nimi pi ona sewi la soweli pi sinpin ale pi oko pimeja li alasa e ma sin. tawa pona en sona pona la soweli pi sinpin pi oko pimeja li anpa e pakala. soweli pi oko pimeja li kepeken mute e luka li kepeken lili e wawa ante.

   tenpo sike pi nanpa walu la soweli ni li musi lon ma pi kasi suli pi laso pi tenpo ale. ala li ante. taso tenpo sike suno 10000 la jan sona wan li kama tawa sinpin en sinpin lon ma pi ma nena pi insa suli. jan li anpa e wan e ale. ale la li lon poka ante. jan sona li tawa ma mi. mi li tawa ma pi jan sona. jan mute li pilin ike tawa mi. jan mute li pilin olin tawa mi. jan lili li pilin e sona lon pi mi soweli. mi sowli mute li kama jo e pilin pakala e moli lon tomo suli monsuta. soweli mute ante li kama jo e pona kin lon ma pi kasi suli tan kiwen en kiwen pi kule ala pi jan sona ni.

   jan sona mute li lon ma ante e soweli pi oko pimeja. taso tenpo seli pi ma ale la waso lawa ike en waso moli ike li open e tomo uta tawa pali ala tawa soweli pali pi nanpa lili. soweli li anpa e ma sin. mi soweli li tawa insa ma pi kasi suli tawa insa ma pi kiwen en kiwen pi kule ala. mi soweli li kama sona mute. mama mije en mama meli li anpa. taso tenpo kama la soweli lili li sewi! tenpo ni kin la nanpa pi soweli mi li suli! tenpo kama la nanpa li kama ala lili. luka wan li lon uta kiwen pi ilo moli. luka tu wan li lon ma pi musi en moli ala! tenpo pi soweli pi oko pimeja li sin!

   Due to ambiguity, the machine translation is far away from the published original English text.

7. #7 Klaus Schmeh

   30. Juni 2018

   Oliver Knörzer via email:
   Wie angekündigte, habe ich nun die englische Originalversion vom „Buch des Woo“ („Book of Woo“) veröffentlicht: https://www.sandraandwoo.com/2018/06/28/0500-the-book-of-woo-in-english/

   Auf der Webseite gibt es eine annotierte Version zu sehen, in der die Bedeutung des Texts und der darin vorkommenden Redewendungen erläutert wird. Dazu wird die Verschlüsselung erklärt, die auf der Übersetzung in die Kunstsprache Toki Pona durch den Toki-Pona-Experten Matthew Martin aufbaut.

   Die deutsche Version gibt es unter
   https://www.sandraandwoo.com/woode/2018/06/28/0500-das-buch-des-woo-auf-deutsch
   zu sehen, vorerst aber ohne erläuternde Texte. Wenn ich Zeit finde, reiche ich diese später in der Woche noch nach.